🐍He Chose My Sister So I Chose the Serpent King [Full Movie] [Eng Sub] - 🔥The Ultimate Revenge

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📖Plot Synopsis: ✏️
✨After years of nursing the shapeshifter Adam back to health, Olivia is left heartbroken when he chooses to save her sister instead! Given a second chance at life, 👑she steps aside, claims her own destiny, and partners with her family's greatest enemy—the ruthless Serpent King, Jason Astor. 💔 Will Adam realize his massive mistake before it's too late? Stream He Chose My Sister So I Chose the Serpent King now!

📌GENRE: Drama, Strong Heroine, Comeback, Romance, Family Drama

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00:00:04I only lowered my head and did my best to look considerate and understanding.

00:00:09Father smiled.

00:00:10Olivia's finally grown up, but how will your safety be protected?

00:00:13I lifted my head and saw the approval written plainly across Father's face.

00:00:18I also caught the note of scrutiny in Adam's eyes,

00:00:21but I had no interest in guessing what he was thinking, and even less in caring.

00:00:27Send me to work at my brother's company, Dad.

00:00:31I'll take care of myself.

00:00:33In my previous life, I had poured everything into holding on to Adam.

00:00:37In the process, I forgot to secure my footing within this family.

00:00:41There were three children in the house, and I was the middle one.

00:00:45I was not like my older brother, burdened with father's expectations,

00:00:50and I was not like my younger sister, doled on as the baby of the family.

00:00:55When I was seven, I was sent away to a remote country villa and left to fend for myself.

00:01:03I had only been brought back two years ago.

00:01:06My brother was ruthless in business.

00:01:08Every time he returned from a trip, he brought Chloe designer handbags and limited edition jewelry.

00:01:14Even the lifestyle assistant at her side lived better than I did.

00:01:18In my previous life, I had to save up from my meager allowance just to pay Adam's medical bills.

00:01:25So if I wanted to improve my standing, I had to prove my value.

00:01:36My father bought a pair of twin serpent shifters from a pile of corpses in the underground black market.

00:01:42My younger sister chose the older brother at once, the one who had fallen for her at first sight.

00:01:47That left only the younger one, the mute brother.

00:01:49I knew any shifter who was not chosen would be sent off for humane euthanasia, so I took pity on

00:01:55him and kept him.

00:01:57He could not speak, so I took him from doctor to doctor, trying to cure his muses.

00:02:03I practiced sign language for two hours every day just so I could communicate with him.

00:02:09He was frail, and because he was a serpent shifter, the other bodyguards often picked on him,

00:02:15so I secretly trained in combat myself, strengthening my body, so I could pay them back one by one on

00:02:22his behalf.

00:02:23I thought my sincerity would earn his loyalty, until the day the estate villa caught fire.

00:02:28With both my sister and me pinned beneath fallen beams, he looked at us and chose her without hesitation.

00:02:35I'm sorry, I have to save Chloe first.

00:02:38So he could speak after all, as the flame slowly swallowed me whole, he signed something only I could understand.

00:02:47I owe you more than I can repay in this life, and the next I will pay you back with

00:02:51my life.

00:02:55When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day we were choosing our shifter bodyguards.

00:03:01I stood there in a daze, until I felt blood welling in my palm from how hard I was clenching

00:03:06my hand.

00:03:08Only then did I realize this was not a dream.

00:03:12My sister shot me a glance, then tugged on father's sleeve with a sugary smile.

00:03:18Dad, if Olivia isn't choosing, then let me go first.

00:03:25As she spoke, father watched her indulgently while she flitted between the two tall serpent shifters like a cheerful little

00:03:31bird.

00:03:32Though they kept the upper bodies of men, their long serpentine tails slid restlessly across the floor, and their cold

00:03:39-slit pupils shone with caution.

00:03:41I think I'll take Adam.

00:03:43Olivia is always by herself, so she really needs a strong serpent shifter to protect her.

00:03:47She sounded thoughtful and caring, but her eyes never left the older brother, Alex, not for even a second.

00:03:52I kept my expression calm, but the scene from my previous life came rushing back.

00:03:56She had done the same thing then.

00:03:58The one she truly wanted had always been Alex, yet she put on a show of concern and offered to

00:04:02leave him to me.

00:04:03What I had not understood then was that her retreat had only ever been a tactic.

00:04:07Looking at her performance, I had genuinely believed she meant it, so I refused no matter what.

00:04:11I could not bear to let her compromise, and I did not want Adam, the younger brother, to be put

00:04:16to death either.

00:04:16Until the day of the fire.

00:04:22Even then, she was still saying,

00:04:24Save my sister first!

00:04:27While reaching for Adam at the first chance she got.

00:04:30Even though her own bodyguard, Alex, was right beside her.

00:04:33Even though where she stood was far safer than where I was.

00:04:36She was always like this.

00:04:37Certain I would soften.

00:04:39Certain a trick would work.

00:04:40She never suffered any real loss, yet somehow still walked away with a glowing reputation.

00:04:44But this time, I agreed.

00:04:46Whatever Chloe wants.

00:04:47My answer was so unexpected that the smile froze on her face.

00:04:51She was not the only one shocked.

00:04:53Adam jerked his head up and stared at me.

00:04:55Surprise flashing through those cold, reptilian-slit pupils.

00:05:00No.

00:05:01Father said sharply.

00:05:03Chloe is the delicate one.

00:05:05She's the one who needs the better bodyguard.

00:05:07This younger brother can't even talk.

00:05:10He doesn't deserve to stay by her side.

00:05:14Understanding dawned on me.

00:05:16So father had known all along.

00:05:18Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:05:20Rather than truly letting my sister and me choose, this whole thing had only been a performance to make it

00:05:24look fair.

00:05:25I'm fine.

00:05:26My sister had just started to relax, ready to speak.

00:05:29When Adam suddenly opened his mouth.

00:05:31Sir, I can speak.

00:05:33I could not help glancing at him again.

00:05:35In my previous life, Adam had spoken only once before I died.

00:05:39And now he was talking already?

00:05:42Then I caught the understakable wariness in his eyes.

00:05:45And I knew for certain, Adam had been reborn too.

00:05:48Watching him fight so hard for this chance only made his final promise for my last life seemed even more

00:05:54ridiculous.

00:05:54But that was fine.

00:05:56I did not want him anymore, either.

00:05:59Relying on the serpent shifter's natural agility and his constricting strength, Adam took down several retired special forces men.

00:06:07Standing beside father.

00:06:10Even father, who had opposed the idea, began to waver.

00:06:13However, my sister lit up with delight.

00:06:16She had always preferred Adam's refined, handsome looks.

00:06:19If he had not been mute, she would have been her first choice from the very beginning.

00:06:27All right then. Adam will stay with Chloe from now on.

00:06:30As for Alex?

00:06:31He turned to the other brother.

00:06:36You'll go with Olivia.

00:06:41At father's order, a dark look settled over Alex's face.

00:06:45His icy snake tail lashed the floor in an irritation.

00:06:48Then, gritting his teeth, he bent down and melt.

00:06:52Sir, please forgive me, but I cannot obey.

00:06:55What do you mean by that?

00:06:56Father might favor my sister, but I was still his daughter.

00:07:00For Alex to refuse him in front of everyone was an open show of disrespect.

00:07:05If you refuse to protect my daughter, then you can go straight to the disposal chamber.

00:07:10I had known in my previous life that the shifter bodyguard's father bought at enormous cost

00:07:15would be sent to the disposal chamber for Humana Eutherasia if they were not chosen.

00:07:20I could not bear to watch a living person die before my eyes, so I had kept Adam by my

00:07:25side.

00:07:26This time it was Alex's turn.

00:07:28I still said nothing, but my sister panicked.

00:07:32She rushed forward and grabbed Alex's arm, trying to pull him up from the floor.

00:07:37Alex, if you don't go with Olivia, you'll die!

00:07:40But Alex only looked at her with naked devotion and shook his head firmly.

00:07:44If I cannot protect Chloe, then death means nothing to me.

00:07:47At that, a blush rose across my sister's face.

00:07:52I could not help laughing.

00:07:53Olivia, can you really just stand there and watch him die?

00:07:56Tears shimmered in my sister's eyes as she turned to face me.

00:07:59From the brother's angle, she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

00:08:02Dad, if Alex is this loyal to Chloe, then let both brothers stay with her.

00:08:07I spoke up at just the right moment.

00:08:10One more won't make a difference, and neither will two.

00:08:16That landed exactly where it needed to.

00:08:18From the moment the two serpent shifters had appeared, her eyes had never once left them.

00:08:23Father fell silent for a moment, thinking it over.

00:08:27Olivia, then what about you?

00:08:29It's okay, Dad.

00:08:31I'm the older sister.

00:08:32Of course I should give in to Chloe.

00:08:34Everyone turned to look at me.

00:08:36I only lowered my head and did my best to look considerate and understanding.

00:08:40Father smiled.

00:08:41Olivia has finally grown up, but how will your safety be protected?

00:08:45I lifted my head and saw the approval written plainly across Father's face.

00:08:50I also caught the note of scrutiny in Adam's eyes,

00:08:53but I had no interest in guessing what he was thinking, and even less in caring.

00:08:59Send me to work at my brother's company, Dad.

00:09:03I'll take care of myself.

00:09:04In my previous life, I had poured everything into holding on to Adam.

00:09:08In the process, I forgot to secure my footing.

00:09:11Within this family, there were three children in the house, and I was the middle one.

00:09:17I was not like my older brother, burdened with father's expectations, and I was not like my younger sister, doled

00:09:25on as the baby of the family.

00:09:28When I was seven, I was sent away to a remote country villa, and left to fend for myself.

00:09:35I had only been brought back two years ago.

00:09:37My brother was ruthless in business.

00:09:40Every time he returned from a trip, he brought Chloe designer handbags and limited edition jewelry.

00:09:46Even the lifestyle assistant at her side lived better than I did.

00:09:50In my previous life, I had to save up from my meager allowance just to pay Adam's medical bills.

00:09:57So if I wanted to improve my standing, I had to prove my value.

00:10:03My brother had never cared much for the unwanted sister of the family.

00:10:10He did not meet with me personally.

00:10:12He merely had the HR director assign me to the logistics department, then ignored me after that.

00:10:18I said nothing and quietly focused on my work.

00:10:21I had not forgotten the business knowledge I learned in my previous life.

00:10:25If anything, I had become even better.

00:10:28When the company became locked in a fierce acquisition battle with a rival,

00:10:33I used sharp data analysis and negotiation tactics to secure the key project in one move.

00:10:40Only then did my brother formally meet with me.

00:10:43As a reward, he transferred me into the core business division.

00:10:47The company needed capable people, and on top of that, I was family.

00:10:51That made me someone he could trust.

00:10:53Because of that, I also came to know many of the group's inner secrets.

00:10:57After I secured another major order, my brother openly praised my contribution at the board meeting.

00:11:03Almost overnight, my name spread through our social cluster.

00:11:06I even outshined my sister, who had worked so hard to build her image as a perfect socialist.

00:11:12The day I returned to the estate villa, she stormed into my room.

00:11:17Behind her stood the twin serpent shifter bodyguards, flanking her on either side in a protective stance.

00:11:24At a single look from her, Adam's snake body snapped toward me like a whip.

00:11:28I never saw it coming.

00:11:29The blow hit me hard and sent me crashing to the floor.

00:11:32My sister curled her red lips into a cruel smile.

00:11:35Olivia, let me teach you how a real heiress is supposed to act.

00:11:54My father bought a pair of twin serpent shifters from a pile of corpses in the underground black market.

00:12:00My younger sister chose the older brother at once, the one who had fallen for her at first sight.

00:12:06That left only the younger one, the mute brother.

00:12:08I knew any shifter who was not chosen would be sent off for humane euthanasia, so I took pity on

00:12:14him and kept him.

00:12:15He could not speak, so I took him from doctor to doctor, trying to cure his mucis.

00:12:22I practiced sign language for two hours every day just so I could communicate with him.

00:12:27He was frail, and because he was a serpent shifter, the other bodyguards often picked on him.

00:12:34So I secretly trained in combat myself, strengthening my body, so I could pay them back one by one on

00:12:41his behalf.

00:12:41I thought my sincerity would earn his loyalty, until the day the estate villa caught fire.

00:12:46With both my sister and me pinned beneath fallen beams, he looked at us and chose her without hesitation.

00:12:53I'm sorry. I have to save Chloe first.

00:12:56So he could speak after all.

00:12:58As the flame slowly swallowed me whole, he signed something only I could understand.

00:13:05I owe you more than I can repay in this life, and the next I will pay you back with

00:13:09my life.

00:13:14When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day we were choosing our shifter bodyguards.

00:13:20I stood there in a daze, until I felt blood welling in my palm from how hard I was clenching

00:13:25my hand.

00:13:27Only then did I realize this was not a dream.

00:13:31My sister shot me a glance, then tugged on father's sleeve with a sugary smile.

00:13:36Dad, if Olivia isn't choosing, then let me go first.

00:13:43As she spoke, father watched her indulgently while she flitted between the two tall serpent shifters like a cheerful little

00:13:50bird.

00:13:51Though they kept the upper bodies of men, their long serpentine tails slid restlessly across the floor, and their cold

00:13:57-slit pupils shone with caution.

00:14:00I think I'll take Adam.

00:14:01Olivia is always by herself, so she really needs a strong serpent shifter to protect her.

00:14:06She sounded thoughtful and caring, but her eyes never left the older brother, Alex, not for even a second.

00:14:10I kept my expression calm, but the scene from my previous life came rushing back.

00:14:15She had done the same thing then.

00:14:16The one she truly wanted had always been Alex, yet she put on a show of concern and offered to

00:14:21leave him to me.

00:14:22What I had not understood then was that her retreat had only ever been a tactic.

00:14:26Looking at her performance, I had genuinely believed she meant it, so I refused no matter what.

00:14:30I could not bear to let her compromise, and I did not want Adam, the younger brother, to be put

00:14:34to death either.

00:14:35Until the day of the fire.

00:14:40Even then, she was still saying,

00:14:43Save my sister first!

00:14:45While reaching for Adam at the first chance she got.

00:14:48Even though her own bodyguard, Alex, was right beside her.

00:14:52Even though where she stood was far safer than where I was.

00:14:55She was always like this.

00:14:56Certain I would soften.

00:14:57Certain a trick would work.

00:14:58She never suffered any real loss, yet somehow still walked away with a glowing reputation.

00:15:03But this time, I agreed.

00:15:05Whatever Chloe wants.

00:15:06My answer was so unexpected that the smile froze on her face.

00:15:09She was not the only one shocked.

00:15:11Adam jerked his head up and stared at me.

00:15:13Surprise flashing through those cold, reptilian-slit pupils.

00:15:19No.

00:15:19Father said sharply.

00:15:21Chloe is the delicate one.

00:15:23She's the one who needs the better bodyguard.

00:15:26This younger brother can't even talk.

00:15:29He doesn't deserve to stay by her side.

00:15:32Understanding dawned on me.

00:15:34So father had known all along.

00:15:36Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:15:38Rather than truly letting my sister and me choose,

00:15:40this whole thing had only been a performance to make it look fair.

00:15:44I'm fine.

00:15:45My sister had just started to relax, ready to speak,

00:15:48when Adam suddenly opened his mouth.

00:15:49Sir, I can speak.

00:15:52I could not help glancing at him again.

00:15:54In my previous life, Adam had spoken only once before I died.

00:15:58And now he was talking already?

00:16:00Then I caught the understakable wariness in his eyes,

00:16:03and I knew for certain,

00:16:05Adam had been reborn too.

00:16:07Watching him fight so hard for this chance

00:16:09only made his final promise for my last life

00:16:11seemed even more ridiculous.

00:16:13But that was fine.

00:16:15I did not want him anymore, either.

00:16:17Relying on the Serpent Shifter's natural agility

00:16:20and his constricting strength,

00:16:22Adam took down several retired Special Forces men.

00:16:26Standing beside Father.

00:16:28Even Father, who had opposed the idea,

00:16:31began to waver.

00:16:32My sister lit up with delight.

00:16:35She had always preferred Adam's refined, handsome looks.

00:16:38If he had not been mute,

00:16:40she would have been her first choice from the very beginning.

00:16:45All right then.

00:16:46Adam will stay with Chloe from now on.

00:16:48As for Alex...

00:16:50He turned to the other brother.

00:16:54You'll go with Olivia.

00:17:00At Father's order,

00:17:01a dark look settled over Alex's face.

00:17:04His icy snake tail lashed the floor in an irritation.

00:17:07Then, gritting his teeth,

00:17:09he bent down and melt.

00:17:11Sir, please forgive me,

00:17:12but I cannot obey.

00:17:13What do you mean by that?

00:17:15Father might favor my sister,

00:17:17but I was still his daughter.

00:17:18For Alex to refuse him in front of everyone

00:17:21was an open show of disrespect.

00:17:24If you refuse to protect my daughter,

00:17:26then you can go straight to the disposal chamber.

00:17:29I had known in my previous life

00:17:31that the shifter bodyguard's father bought at enormous cost

00:17:34would be sent to the disposal chamber

00:17:36for Humana Eutherasia if they were not chosen.

00:17:39I could not bear to watch a living person die before my eyes,

00:17:42so I had kept Adam by my side.

00:17:44This time it was Alex's turn.

00:17:46I still said nothing,

00:17:48but my sister panicked.

00:17:50She rushed forward and grabbed Alex's arm,

00:17:53trying to pull him up from the floor.

00:17:56Alex, if you don't go with Olivia, you'll die!

00:17:59But Alex only looked at her with naked devotion

00:18:01and shook his head firmly.

00:18:03If I cannot protect Chloe,

00:18:04then death means nothing to me.

00:18:06At that,

00:18:07a blush rose across my sister's face.

00:18:10I could not help laughing.

00:18:12Olivia, can you really just stand there

00:18:14and watch him die?

00:18:14Tears shimmered in my sister's eyes

00:18:16as she turned to face me.

00:18:18From the brother's angle,

00:18:19she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

00:18:21Dad, if Alex is this loyal to Chloe,

00:18:23then let both brothers stay with her.

00:18:25I spoke up at just the right moment.

00:18:29One more won't make a difference,

00:18:31and neither will two.

00:18:34That landed exactly where it needed to.

00:18:36From the moment the two serpent shifters had appeared,

00:18:39her eyes had never once left them.

00:18:41Father fell silent for a moment,

00:18:43thinking it over.

00:18:46Olivia, then what about you?

00:18:48It's okay, Dad.

00:18:49I'm the older sister.

00:18:51Of course I should give in to Chloe.

00:18:53Everyone turned to look at me.

00:18:54I only lowered my head

00:18:56and did my best to look considerate

00:18:58and understanding.

00:18:59Father smiled.

00:19:00Olivia's finally grown up,

00:19:01but how will your safety be protected?

00:19:04I lifted my head

00:19:05and saw the approval

00:19:06written plainly across Father's face.

00:19:08I also caught the note of scrutiny

00:19:10in Adam's eyes,

00:19:11but I had no interest in guessing

00:19:13what he was thinking,

00:19:15and even less in caring.

00:19:18Send me to work at my brother's company, Dad.

00:19:21I'll take care of myself.

00:19:23In my previous life,

00:19:24I had poured everything

00:19:25into holding on to Adam.

00:19:27In the process,

00:19:28I forgot to secure my footing

00:19:29within this family.

00:19:31There were three children in the house,

00:19:33and I was the middle one.

00:19:36I was not like my older brother,

00:19:38burdened with father's expectations,

00:19:41and I was not like my younger sister,

00:19:44doled on as the baby of the family.

00:19:46When I was seven,

00:19:47I was sent away to a remote country villa

00:19:50and left to fend for myself.

00:19:53I had only been brought back two years ago.

00:19:56My brother was ruthless in business.

00:19:58Every time he returned from a trip,

00:20:00he brought Chloe designer handbags

00:20:02and limited edition jewelry.

00:20:04Even the lifestyle assistant at her side

00:20:07lived better than I did.

00:20:08In my previous life,

00:20:10I had to save up from my meager allowance

00:20:12just to pay Adam's medical bills.

00:20:15So if I wanted to improve my standing,

00:20:18I had to prove my value.

00:20:22My brother had never cared much

00:20:24for the unwanted sister of the family.

00:20:28He did not meet with me personally.

00:20:31He merely had the HR director

00:20:33assign me to the logistics department,

00:20:35then ignored me after that.

00:20:37I said nothing

00:20:38and quietly focused on my work.

00:20:40I had not forgotten the business knowledge

00:20:42I learned in my previous life.

00:20:44If anything,

00:20:45I had become even better.

00:20:47When the company became locked

00:20:49in a fierce acquisition battle

00:20:50with a rival,

00:20:52I used sharp data analysis

00:20:54and negotiation tactics

00:20:55to secure the key project

00:20:57in one move.

00:20:59Only then

00:21:00did my brother formally meet with me.

00:21:02As a reward,

00:21:03he transferred me

00:21:03into the core business division.

00:21:05The company needed capable people,

00:21:07and on top of that,

00:21:09I was family.

00:21:09That made me someone he could trust.

00:21:12Because of that,

00:21:13I also came to know

00:21:14many of the group's inner secrets.

00:21:16After I secured another major order,

00:21:18my brother openly praised

00:21:20my contribution at the board meeting.

00:21:22Almost overnight,

00:21:23my name spread through our social cluster.

00:21:25I even outshined my sister,

00:21:27who had worked so hard

00:21:28to build her image

00:21:29as a perfect socialist.

00:21:30The day I returned

00:21:31to the estate villa,

00:21:34she stormed into my room.

00:21:36Behind her stood

00:21:37the twin serpent shifter bodyguards,

00:21:39flanking her on either side

00:21:41in a protective stance.

00:21:42At a single look from her,

00:21:44Adam's snake body

00:21:45snapped toward me like a whip.

00:21:46I never saw it coming.

00:21:48The blow hit me hard

00:21:49and sent me crashing to the floor.

00:21:51My sister curled her red lips

00:21:52into a cruel smile.

00:21:54Olivia,

00:21:55let me teach you

00:21:56how a real heiress

00:21:56is supposed to act.

00:22:13My father bought a pair

00:22:14of twin serpent shifters

00:22:16from a pile of corpses

00:22:17in the underground black market.

00:22:19My younger sister

00:22:20chose the older brother at once,

00:22:22the one who had fallen

00:22:23for her at first sight.

00:22:24That left only the younger one,

00:22:26the mute brother.

00:22:27I knew any shifter

00:22:28who was not chosen

00:22:29would be sent off

00:22:30for humane euthanasia,

00:22:31so I took pity on him

00:22:32and kept him.

00:22:34He could not speak,

00:22:35so I took him

00:22:36from doctor to doctor,

00:22:38trying to cure his mucis.

00:22:40I practiced sign language

00:22:42for two hours every day

00:22:44just so I could

00:22:44communicate with him.

00:22:46He was frail,

00:22:47and because he was

00:22:49a serpent shifter,

00:22:50the other bodyguards

00:22:51often picked on him,

00:22:52so I secretly trained

00:22:54in combat myself,

00:22:55strengthening my body,

00:22:57so I could pay them back

00:22:58one by one on his behalf.

00:23:00I thought my sincerity

00:23:01would earn his loyalty,

00:23:02until the day

00:23:03the estate villa caught fire.

00:23:05With both my sister

00:23:06and me pinned

00:23:07beneath fallen beams,

00:23:08he looked at us

00:23:09and chose her

00:23:10without hesitation.

00:23:12I'm sorry.

00:23:13I have to save Chloe first.

00:23:15So he could speak after all,

00:23:17as the flame

00:23:17slowly swallowed me whole.

00:23:19He signed something

00:23:21only I could understand.

00:23:24I owe you more

00:23:25than I can repay

00:23:25in this life,

00:23:26and the next

00:23:27I will pay you back

00:23:28with my life.

00:23:32When I opened

00:23:33my eyes again,

00:23:34I was back to the day

00:23:36we were choosing

00:23:36our shifter bodyguards.

00:23:38I stood there

00:23:39in a daze

00:23:40until I felt

00:23:41blood welling

00:23:41in my palm

00:23:42from how hard

00:23:43I was clenching my hand.

00:23:45Only then

00:23:46did I realize

00:23:46this was not a dream.

00:23:49My sister shot me

00:23:51a glance,

00:23:52then tugged on

00:23:52father's sleeve

00:23:53with a sugary smile.

00:23:55Dad,

00:23:56if Olivia isn't choosing,

00:23:58then let me go first.

00:24:02As she spoke,

00:24:03father watched her

00:24:04indulgently

00:24:04while she flitted

00:24:05between the two

00:24:06tall serpent shifters

00:24:07like a cheerful

00:24:08little bird.

00:24:09Though they kept

00:24:10the upper bodies

00:24:11of men,

00:24:11their long serpentine

00:24:13tails slid restlessly

00:24:14across the floor,

00:24:15and their cold slit

00:24:16pupils shone

00:24:17with caution.

00:24:18I think I'll take Adam.

00:24:20Olivia is always

00:24:21by herself,

00:24:21so she really needs

00:24:22a strong serpent shifter

00:24:23to protect her.

00:24:24She sounded thoughtful

00:24:25and caring,

00:24:26but her eyes never left

00:24:27the older brother,

00:24:28Alex,

00:24:28not for even a second.

00:24:29I kept my expression calm,

00:24:31but the scene

00:24:31from my previous life

00:24:32came rushing back.

00:24:33She had done

00:24:34the same thing then.

00:24:35The one she truly wanted

00:24:36had always been Alex,

00:24:37yet she put on

00:24:38a show of concern

00:24:38and offered

00:24:39to leave him to me.

00:24:40What I had not understood

00:24:41then was that her retreat

00:24:42had only ever been a tactic.

00:24:44Looking at her performance,

00:24:45I had genuinely believed

00:24:46she meant it,

00:24:47so I refused no matter what.

00:24:48I could not bear

00:24:49to let her compromise,

00:24:50and I did not want Adam,

00:24:51the younger brother,

00:24:52to be put to death either.

00:24:53Until the day of the fire.

00:24:59Even then,

00:25:00she was still saying,

00:25:01Save my sister first!

00:25:04While reaching for Adam

00:25:05at the first chance she got.

00:25:07Even though her own bodyguard,

00:25:09Alex,

00:25:09was right beside her.

00:25:10Even though where she stood

00:25:11was far safer

00:25:12than where I was.

00:25:13She was always like this.

00:25:14Certain I would soften,

00:25:16certain a trick would work.

00:25:17She never suffered

00:25:18any real loss,

00:25:19yet somehow still walked away

00:25:20with a glowing reputation.

00:25:22But this time,

00:25:22I agreed,

00:25:23whatever Chloe wants.

00:25:24My answer was so unexpected

00:25:26that the smile froze on her face.

00:25:28She was not the only one shocked.

00:25:30Adam jerked his head up

00:25:31and stared at me,

00:25:32surprise flashing through

00:25:33those cold,

00:25:34reptilian-slit pupils.

00:25:37No.

00:25:38Father said sharply,

00:25:40Chloe is the delicate one.

00:25:42She's the one who needs

00:25:43the better bodyguard.

00:25:44This younger brother

00:25:46can't even talk.

00:25:47He doesn't deserve

00:25:49to stay by her side.

00:25:51Understanding dawned on me.

00:25:53So father had known all along.

00:25:55Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:25:57Rather than truly letting

00:25:58my sister and me choose,

00:25:59this whole thing

00:25:59had only been a performance

00:26:00to make it look fair.

00:26:02I'm fine.

00:26:03My sister had just started

00:26:05to relax,

00:26:05ready to speak,

00:26:06when Adam suddenly

00:26:07opened his mouth.

00:26:08Sir,

00:26:09I can speak.

00:26:10I could not help

00:26:11glancing at him again.

00:26:12In my previous life,

00:26:14Adam had spoken

00:26:15only once before I died.

00:26:17And now he was talking already?

00:26:19Then I caught

00:26:19the understakable

00:26:20wariness in his eyes,

00:26:21and I knew for certain

00:26:23Adam had been reborn too.

00:26:25Watching him fight

00:26:26so hard for this chance

00:26:28only made his final promise

00:26:29for my last life

00:26:30seemed even more ridiculous.

00:26:32But that was fine.

00:26:33I did not want him

00:26:34anymore either.

00:26:36Relying on the serpent shifter's

00:26:37natural agility

00:26:38and his constricting strength,

00:26:40Adam took down

00:26:41several retired

00:26:42special forces men,

00:26:45standing beside father.

00:26:47Even father,

00:26:48who had opposed the idea,

00:26:50began to waver.

00:26:50my sister lit up

00:26:52with delight.

00:26:53She had always preferred

00:26:54Adam's refined,

00:26:55handsome looks.

00:26:56If he had not been mute,

00:26:58she would have been

00:26:59her first choice

00:26:59from the very beginning.

00:27:04All right then.

00:27:05Adam will stay with Chloe

00:27:06from now on.

00:27:07As for Alex...

00:27:08He turned to the other brother.

00:27:13You'll go with Olivia.

00:27:18At father's order,

00:27:20a dark look settled

00:27:21over Alex's face.

00:27:22His icy snake tail

00:27:23lashed the floor

00:27:24in an irritation.

00:27:25Then,

00:27:26gritting his teeth,

00:27:27he bent down and melt.

00:27:29Sir, please forgive me,

00:27:31but I cannot obey.

00:27:32What do you mean by that?

00:27:33Father might favor my sister,

00:27:35but I was still his daughter.

00:27:37For Alex to refuse him

00:27:38in front of everyone

00:27:39was an open show

00:27:41of disrespect.

00:27:42If you refuse

00:27:43to protect my daughter,

00:27:44then you can go straight

00:27:46to the disposal chamber.

00:27:47I had known

00:27:48in my previous life

00:27:49that the shifter bodyguard's

00:27:51father bought

00:27:51at enormous cost

00:27:52would be sent

00:27:53to the disposal chamber

00:27:54for Humana Eutherasia

00:27:56if they were not chosen.

00:27:57I could not bear

00:27:58to watch a living person

00:27:59die before my eyes,

00:28:00so I had kept Adam

00:28:02by my side.

00:28:03This time,

00:28:03it was Alex's turn.

00:28:04I still said nothing,

00:28:06but my sister panicked.

00:28:09She rushed forward

00:28:10and grabbed Alex's arm,

00:28:12trying to pull him up

00:28:12from the floor.

00:28:14Alex,

00:28:15if you don't go with Olivia,

00:28:17you'll die!

00:28:17But Alex only looked at her

00:28:19with naked devotion

00:28:20and shook his head firmly.

00:28:21If I cannot protect Chloe,

00:28:22then death means nothing to me.

00:28:24At that,

00:28:25a blush rose

00:28:26across my sister's face.

00:28:28I could not help laughing.

00:28:30Olivia,

00:28:31can you really just stand there

00:28:32and watch him die?

00:28:33Tears shimmered

00:28:34in my sister's eyes

00:28:35as she turned to face me.

00:28:36From the brother's angle,

00:28:38she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

00:28:39Dad,

00:28:40if Alex is this loyal to Chloe,

00:28:42then let both brothers

00:28:43stay with her.

00:28:43I spoke up

00:28:45at just the right moment.

00:28:47One more won't make a difference,

00:28:50and neither will two.

00:28:53That landed exactly

00:28:54where it needed to.

00:28:55From the moment

00:28:56the two serpent shifters

00:28:57had appeared,

00:28:58her eyes had never once

00:28:59left them.

00:29:00Father fell silent

00:29:01for a moment,

00:29:02thinking it over.

00:29:04Olivia,

00:29:05then what about you?

00:29:06It's okay, Dad.

00:29:08I'm the older sister.

00:29:09Of course I should give in

00:29:11to Chloe.

00:29:11Everyone turned

00:29:12to look at me.

00:29:13I only lowered my head

00:29:14and did my best

00:29:15to look considerate

00:29:16and understanding.

00:29:17Father smiled.

00:29:19Olivia's finally grown up,

00:29:20but how will your safety

00:29:22be protected?

00:29:22I lifted my head

00:29:23and saw the approval

00:29:24written plainly

00:29:25across Father's face.

00:29:27I also caught the note

00:29:28of scrutiny in Adam's eyes,

00:29:30but I had no interest

00:29:31in guessing

00:29:32what he was thinking

00:29:33and even less in caring.

00:29:36Send me to work

00:29:37at my brother's company, Dad.

00:29:40I'll take care of myself.

00:29:41In my previous life,

00:29:42I had poured everything

00:29:43into holding on to Adam.

00:29:45In the process,

00:29:46I forgot to secure my footing

00:29:48within this family.

00:29:49There were three children

00:29:51in the house,

00:29:51and I was the middle one.

00:29:54I was not like

00:29:55my older brother,

00:29:57burdened with

00:29:58father's expectations,

00:29:59and I was not like

00:30:00my younger sister,

00:30:02doled on as the baby

00:30:03of the family.

00:30:04When I was seven,

00:30:06I was sent away

00:30:07to a remote country villa

00:30:08and left to fend

00:30:09for myself.

00:30:12I had only been brought back

00:30:13two years ago.

00:30:14My brother was ruthless

00:30:16in business.

00:30:17Every time he returned

00:30:18from a trip,

00:30:19he brought Chloe designer

00:30:20handbags

00:30:21and limited edition jewelry.

00:30:22Even the lifestyle assistant

00:30:24at her side

00:30:25lived better than I did.

00:30:27In my previous life,

00:30:28I had to save up

00:30:29from my meager allowance

00:30:30just to pay Adam's

00:30:31medical bills.

00:30:34So if I wanted

00:30:35to improve my standing,

00:30:36I had to prove my value.

00:30:41My brother had never cared much

00:30:42for the unwanted sister

00:30:44of the family.

00:30:47He did not meet

00:30:48with me personally.

00:30:49He merely had the HR director

00:30:51assigned me to the logistics department,

00:30:53then ignored me after that.

00:30:55I said nothing

00:30:56and quietly focused on my work.

00:30:59I had not forgotten

00:31:00the business knowledge

00:31:00I learned in my previous life.

00:31:02If anything,

00:31:03I had become even better.

00:31:05When the company became locked

00:31:07in a fierce acquisition battle

00:31:09with a rival,

00:31:10I used sharp data analysis

00:31:12and negotiation tactics

00:31:14to secure the key project

00:31:16in one move.

00:31:17Only then

00:31:18did my brother

00:31:19formally met with me.

00:31:20As a reward,

00:31:21he transferred me

00:31:22into the core business division.

00:31:24The company needed

00:31:25capable people

00:31:26and on top of that,

00:31:27I was family.

00:31:28That made me someone

00:31:29he could trust.

00:31:30Because of that,

00:31:31I also came to know

00:31:33many of the group's

00:31:33inner secrets.

00:31:35After I secured

00:31:35another major order,

00:31:37my brother openly praised

00:31:38my contribution

00:31:39at the board meeting.

00:31:40Almost overnight,

00:31:41my name spread

00:31:42through our social cluster.

00:31:43I even outshined

00:31:44my sister,

00:31:45who had worked so hard

00:31:46to build her image

00:31:47as a perfect socialist.

00:31:49The day I returned

00:31:50to the estate villa,

00:31:53she stormed into my room.

00:31:55Behind her stood

00:31:55the twin serpent shifter bodyguards,

00:31:58flanking her on either side

00:31:59in a protective stance.

00:32:01At a single look from her,

00:32:03Adam's snake body

00:32:03snapped toward me

00:32:04like a whip.

00:32:05I never saw it coming.

00:32:06The blow hit me hard

00:32:08and sent me crashing

00:32:09to the floor.

00:32:09My sister curled her red lips

00:32:11into a cruel smile.

00:32:12Olivia,

00:32:13let me teach you

00:32:14how a real heiress

00:32:15is supposed to act.

00:32:31My father bought

00:32:32a pair of twin serpent shifters

00:32:34from a pile of corpses

00:32:35in the underground black market.

00:32:37My younger sister

00:32:38chose the older brother

00:32:39at once,

00:32:40the one who had fallen

00:32:41for her at first sight.

00:32:43That left only the younger one,

00:32:44the mute brother.

00:32:45I knew any shifter

00:32:46who was not chosen

00:32:47would be sent off

00:32:48for humane euthanasia,

00:32:50so I took pity on him

00:32:51and kept him.

00:32:52He could not speak,

00:32:54so I took him

00:32:54from doctor to doctor,

00:32:56trying to cure his mucis.

00:32:59I practiced sign language

00:33:01for two hours every day

00:33:02just so I could

00:33:03communicate with him.

00:33:05He was frail,

00:33:06and because he was

00:33:07a serpent shifter,

00:33:08the other bodyguards

00:33:10often picked on him,

00:33:11so I secretly trained

00:33:12in combat myself,

00:33:14strengthening my body,

00:33:15so I could pay them back

00:33:17one by one

00:33:17on his behalf.

00:33:18I thought my sincerity

00:33:19would earn his loyalty

00:33:20until the day

00:33:21the estate villa

00:33:22caught fire.

00:33:23With both my sister

00:33:24and me pinned

00:33:25beneath fallen beams,

00:33:27he looked at us

00:33:27and chose her

00:33:28without hesitation.

00:33:30I'm sorry,

00:33:31I have to save Chloe first.

00:33:33So he could speak after all,

00:33:35as the flame

00:33:36slowly swallowed me whole,

00:33:38he signed something

00:33:39only I could understand.

00:33:42I owe you more

00:33:43than I can repay

00:33:44in this life,

00:33:44and the next,

00:33:45I will pay you back

00:33:46with my life.

00:33:51When I opened my eyes again,

00:33:53I was back to the day

00:33:54we were choosing

00:33:55our shifter bodyguards.

00:33:57I stood there in a daze

00:33:58until I felt blood

00:33:59welling in my palm

00:34:00from how hard

00:34:01I was clenching my hand.

00:34:04Only then did I realize

00:34:05this was not a dream.

00:34:08My sister shot me a glance,

00:34:10then tugged on father's sleeve

00:34:12with a sugary smile.

00:34:13Dad,

00:34:14if Olivia isn't choosing,

00:34:17then let me go first.

00:34:20As she spoke,

00:34:22father watched her indulgently

00:34:23while she flitted

00:34:24between the two tall serpent shifters

00:34:26like a cheerful little bird.

00:34:28Though they kept

00:34:28the upper bodies of men,

00:34:30their long serpentine tails

00:34:32slid restlessly

00:34:33across the floor,

00:34:33and their cold slit pupils

00:34:35shone with caution.

00:34:37I think I'll take Adam.

00:34:39Olivia is always by herself,

00:34:40so she really needs

00:34:41a strong serpent shifter

00:34:42to protect her.

00:34:43She sounded thoughtful

00:34:44and caring,

00:34:44but her eyes never left

00:34:45the older brother, Alex,

00:34:47not for even a second.

00:34:48I kept my expression calm,

00:34:49but the scene from my previous life

00:34:51came rushing back.

00:34:52She had done the same thing then.

00:34:53The one she truly wanted

00:34:54had always been Alex,

00:34:56yet she put on a show of concern

00:34:57and offered to leave him to me.

00:34:59What I had not understood then

00:35:00was that her retreat

00:35:01had only ever been a tactic.

00:35:02Looking at her performance,

00:35:04I had genuinely believed

00:35:05she meant it,

00:35:05so I refused no matter what.

00:35:07I could not bear

00:35:07to let her compromise,

00:35:08and I did not want Adam,

00:35:10the younger brother,

00:35:11to be put to death either.

00:35:12Until the day of the fire.

00:35:17Even then,

00:35:18she was still saying,

00:35:20Save my sister first!

00:35:22While reaching for Adam

00:35:24at the first chance she got.

00:35:26Even though her own bodyguard,

00:35:27Alex,

00:35:28was right beside her,

00:35:29even though where she stood

00:35:30was far safer than where I was.

00:35:32She was always like this,

00:35:33certain I would soften,

00:35:34certain a trick would work.

00:35:35She never suffered any real loss,

00:35:37yet somehow still walked away

00:35:39with a glowing reputation.

00:35:40But this time,

00:35:41I agreed,

00:35:42whatever Chloe wants.

00:35:43My answer was so unexpected

00:35:44that the smile froze on her face.

00:35:46She was not the only one shocked.

00:35:48Adam jerked his head up

00:35:49and stared at me,

00:35:50surprise flashing through

00:35:52those cold reptilian-slit pupils.

00:35:56father said sharply,

00:35:59Chloe is the delicate one.

00:36:00She's the one who needs

00:36:01the better bodyguard.

00:36:03This younger brother

00:36:04can't even talk.

00:36:06He doesn't deserve

00:36:07to stay by her side.

00:36:09Understanding dawned on me.

00:36:11So father had known all along.

00:36:13Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:36:15Rather than truly letting

00:36:16my sister and me choose,

00:36:17this whole thing had only been

00:36:18a performance to make it look fair.

00:36:21I'm fine.

00:36:22My sister had just started to relax,

00:36:24ready to speak,

00:36:25when Adam suddenly opened his mouth.

00:36:26Sir, I can speak.

00:36:29I could not help glancing at him again.

00:36:31In my previous life,

00:36:33Adam had spoken only once

00:36:34before I died.

00:36:35And now he was talking already?

00:36:37Then I caught the

00:36:38understakable wariness in his eyes,

00:36:40and I knew for certain

00:36:41Adam had been reborn too.

00:36:44Watching him fight so hard

00:36:45for this chance

00:36:46only made his final promise

00:36:48for my last life

00:36:48seemed even more ridiculous.

00:36:50But that was fine.

00:36:52I did not want him anymore, either.

00:36:54Relying on the serpent shifter's

00:36:56natural agility

00:36:57and his constricting strength,

00:36:59Adam took down

00:36:59several retired special forces men,

00:37:03standing beside father.

00:37:05Even father,

00:37:06who had opposed the idea,

00:37:08began to waver.

00:37:09My sister lit up with delight.

00:37:11She had always preferred

00:37:13Adam's refined, handsome looks.

00:37:15If he had not been mute,

00:37:17she would have been

00:37:17her first choice

00:37:18from the very beginning.

00:37:22All right, then.

00:37:23Adam will stay with Chloe

00:37:24from now on.

00:37:25As for Alex...

00:37:27He turned to the other brother.

00:37:31You'll go with Olivia.

00:37:37At father's order,

00:37:38a dark look settled

00:37:39over Alex's face.

00:37:41His icy snake tail

00:37:42lashed the floor

00:37:43and in irritation.

00:37:44Then, gritting his teeth,

00:37:46he bent down and melt.

00:37:48Sir, please forgive me,

00:37:49but I cannot obey.

00:37:50What do you mean by that?

00:37:52Father might favor my sister,

00:37:54but I was still his daughter.

00:37:55For Alex to refuse him

00:37:57in front of everyone

00:37:58was an open show of disrespect.

00:38:01If you refuse to protect my daughter,

00:38:03then you can go straight

00:38:05to the disposal chamber.

00:38:06I had known in my previous life

00:38:08that the shifter bodyguards

00:38:09father bought

00:38:10at enormous cost

00:38:11would be sent

00:38:12to the disposal chamber

00:38:13for Humana Eutherasia

00:38:15if they were not chosen.

00:38:16I could not bear

00:38:17to watch a living person

00:38:18die before my eyes,

00:38:19so I had kept Adam

00:38:20by my side.

00:38:21This time,

00:38:22it was Alex's turn.

00:38:23I still said nothing,

00:38:25but my sister panicked.

00:38:27She rushed forward

00:38:29and grabbed Alex's arm,

00:38:30trying to pull him up

00:38:31from the floor.

00:38:32Alex,

00:38:33if you don't go with Olivia,

00:38:35you'll die!

00:38:36But Alex only looked at her

00:38:37with naked devotion

00:38:38and shook his head firmly.

00:38:40If I cannot protect Chloe,

00:38:41then death means nothing to me.

00:38:43At that,

00:38:44a blush rose

00:38:45across my sister's face.

00:38:47I could not help laughing.

00:38:49Olivia,

00:38:50can you really just stand there

00:38:51and watch him die?

00:38:52Tears shimmered

00:38:52in my sister's eyes

00:38:53as she turned to face me.

00:38:55From the brother's angle,

00:38:56she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

00:38:58Dad,

00:38:58if Alex is this loyal to Chloe,

00:39:00then let both brothers

00:39:01stay with her.

00:39:02I spoke up

00:39:03at just the right moment.

00:39:06One more won't make a difference,

00:39:08and neither will two.

00:39:11That landed exactly

00:39:12where it needed to.

00:39:13From the moment

00:39:14the two serpent shifters

00:39:15had appeared,

00:39:16her eyes had never once

00:39:17left them.

00:39:18Father fell silent

00:39:19for a moment,

00:39:20thinking it over.

00:39:23Olivia,

00:39:24then what about you?

00:39:25It's okay, Dad.

00:39:26I'm the older sister.

00:39:28Of course I should give in

00:39:29to Chloe.

00:39:30Everyone turned

00:39:31to look at me.

00:39:31I only lowered my head

00:39:33and did my best

00:39:34to look considerate

00:39:35and understanding.

00:39:36Father smiled.

00:39:37Olivia's finally grown up,

00:39:38but how will your safety

00:39:40be protected?

00:39:41I lifted my head

00:39:42and saw the approval

00:39:43written plainly

00:39:44across Father's face.

00:39:45I also caught the note

00:39:47of scrutiny

00:39:47in Adam's eyes,

00:39:48but I had no interest

00:39:50in guessing

00:39:50what he was thinking,

00:39:52and even less in caring.

00:39:55Send me to work

00:39:56at my brother's company,

00:39:57Dad.

00:39:58I'll take care of myself.

00:40:00In my previous life,

00:40:01I had poured everything

00:40:02into holding on to Adam.

00:40:04In the process,

00:40:05I forgot to secure

00:40:06my footing

00:40:06within this family.

00:40:08There were three children

00:40:09in the house,

00:40:10and I was the middle one.

00:40:13I was not like

00:40:14my older brother,

00:40:15burdened with

00:40:16father's expectations,

00:40:18and I was not like

00:40:19my younger sister,

00:40:21doled on as the baby

00:40:22of the family.

00:40:23When I was seven,

00:40:24I was sent away

00:40:25to a remote country villa

00:40:27and left to fend

00:40:28for myself.

00:40:30I had only been brought

00:40:31back two years ago.

00:40:33My brother was ruthless

00:40:34in business.

00:40:35Every time he returned

00:40:36from a trip,

00:40:37he brought Chloe

00:40:38designer handbags

00:40:39and limited edition jewelry.

00:40:41Even the lifestyle assistant

00:40:43at her side

00:40:44lived better than I did.

00:40:45In my previous life,

00:40:47I had to save up

00:40:48from my meager allowance

00:40:49just to pay

00:40:50Adam's medical bills.

00:40:52So if I wanted

00:40:53to improve my standing,

00:40:54I had to prove

00:40:56my value.

00:40:59My brother

00:41:00had never cared much

00:41:01for the unwanted

00:41:02sister of the family.

00:41:05He did not meet

00:41:06with me personally.

00:41:08He merely had

00:41:09the HR director

00:41:10assign me

00:41:10to the logistics department,

00:41:12then ignored me

00:41:13after that.

00:41:14I said nothing

00:41:15and quietly focused

00:41:16on my work.

00:41:17I had not forgotten

00:41:18the business knowledge

00:41:19I learned

00:41:19in my previous life.

00:41:21If anything,

00:41:22I had become

00:41:23even better.

00:41:24When the company

00:41:25became locked

00:41:26in a fierce acquisition

00:41:27battle with a rival,

00:41:29I used sharp

00:41:30data analysis

00:41:31and negotiation tactics

00:41:32to secure

00:41:33the key project

00:41:34in one move.

00:41:36Only then

00:41:37did my brother

00:41:38formally meet with me.

00:41:39As a reward,

00:41:40he transferred me

00:41:40into the core

00:41:41business division.

00:41:42The company

00:41:43needed capable people

00:41:44and on top of that

00:41:46I was family.

00:41:46That made me

00:41:47someone he could trust.

00:41:49Because of that,

00:41:50I also came to know

00:41:51many of the group's

00:41:52inner secrets.

00:41:53After I secured

00:41:54another major order,

00:41:55my brother openly

00:41:56praised my contribution

00:41:57at the board meeting.

00:41:59Almost overnight,

00:42:00my name spread

00:42:01through our social cluster.

00:42:02I even outshined

00:42:03my sister,

00:42:04who had worked so hard

00:42:05to build her image

00:42:06as a perfect socialist.

00:42:07The day I returned

00:42:08to the estate villa,

00:42:11she stormed

00:42:12into my room.

00:42:13Behind her

00:42:14stood the twin

00:42:14serpent shifter

00:42:15bodyguards,

00:42:16flanking her on either

00:42:17side in a protective stance.

00:42:19At a single look

00:42:20from her,

00:42:21Adam's snake body

00:42:22snapped toward me

00:42:23like a whip.

00:42:23I never saw it coming.

00:42:25The blow hit me hard

00:42:26and sent me crashing

00:42:27to the floor.

00:42:28My sister curled

00:42:29her red lips

00:42:29into a cruel smile.

00:42:31Olivia,

00:42:32let me teach you

00:42:33how a real heiress

00:42:33is supposed to act.

00:42:50My father bought a pair

00:42:51of twin serpent shifters

00:42:53from a pile of corpses

00:42:54in the underground

00:42:55black market.

00:42:56My younger sister

00:42:57chose the older brother

00:42:58at once,

00:42:59the one who had fallen

00:43:00for her at first sight.

00:43:01That left only

00:43:02the younger one,

00:43:03the mute brother.

00:43:04I knew any shifter

00:43:05who was not chosen

00:43:06would be sent off

00:43:07for humane euthanasia,

00:43:08so I took pity on him

00:43:09and kept him.

00:43:11He could not speak,

00:43:12so I took him

00:43:13from doctor to doctor,

00:43:15trying to cure his mucis.

00:43:17I practiced sign language

00:43:19for two hours every day

00:43:21just so I could

00:43:21communicate with him.

00:43:23He was frail,

00:43:24and because he was

00:43:26a serpent shifter,

00:43:27the other bodyguards

00:43:28often picked on him,

00:43:29so I secretly trained

00:43:31in combat myself,

00:43:32strengthening my body,

00:43:34so I could pay them back

00:43:35one by one

00:43:36on his behalf.

00:43:37I thought my sincerity

00:43:38would earn his loyalty

00:43:39until the day

00:43:40the estate villa

00:43:41caught fire.

00:43:42With both my sister

00:43:43and me pinned

00:43:44beneath fallen beams,

00:43:45he looked at us

00:43:46and chose her

00:43:47without hesitation.

00:43:49I'm sorry.

00:43:50I have to save Chloe first.

00:43:52So he could speak after all,

00:43:54as the flame

00:43:54slowly swallowed me whole.

00:43:56He signed something

00:43:58only I could understand.

00:44:01I owe you more

00:44:02than I can repay

00:44:02in this life,

00:44:03and the next

00:44:04I will pay you back

00:44:05with my life.

00:44:09When I opened my eyes again,

00:44:11I was back to the day

00:44:13we were choosing

00:44:13our shifter bodyguards.

00:44:15I stood there in a daze

00:44:17until I felt blood

00:44:18welling in my palm

00:44:19from how hard

00:44:20I was clenching my hand.

00:44:22Only then did I realize

00:44:23this was not a dream.

00:44:26My sister shot me a glance,

00:44:29then tugged on father's sleeve

00:44:30with a sugary smile.

00:44:32Dad, if Olivia isn't choosing,

00:44:35then let me go first.

00:44:39As she spoke,

00:44:40father watched her

00:44:41indulgently

00:44:41while she flitted

00:44:42between the two

00:44:43tall serpent shifters

00:44:44like a cheerful

00:44:45little bird.

00:44:46Though they kept

00:44:47the upper bodies of men,

00:44:48their long serpentine tails

00:44:50slid restlessly

00:44:51across the floor,

00:44:52and their cold-slit pupils

00:44:54shone with caution.

00:44:55I think I'll take Adam.

00:44:57Olivia is always by herself,

00:44:58so she really needs

00:44:59a strong serpent shifter

00:45:00to protect her.

00:45:01She sounded thoughtful

00:45:02and caring,

00:45:03but her eyes never left

00:45:04the older brother, Alex,

00:45:05not for even a second.

00:45:06I kept my expression calm,

00:45:08but the scene

00:45:08from my previous life

00:45:09came rushing back.

00:45:10She had done

00:45:11the same thing then.

00:45:12The one she truly wanted

00:45:13had always been Alex,

00:45:14yet she put on a show

00:45:15of concern

00:45:15and offered to leave him to me.

00:45:17What I had not understood then

00:45:19was that her retreat

00:45:19had only ever been a tactic.

00:45:21Looking at her performance,

00:45:22I had genuinely believed

00:45:23she meant it,

00:45:24so I refused no matter what.

00:45:25I could not bear

00:45:26to let her compromise,

00:45:27and I did not want Adam,

00:45:28the younger brother,

00:45:29to be put to death either.

00:45:30Until the day of the fire.

00:45:36Even then,

00:45:37she was still saying,

00:45:38Save my sister first!

00:45:41While reaching for Adam

00:45:42at the first chance she got,

00:45:44even though her own bodyguard,

00:45:46Alex,

00:45:46was right beside her,

00:45:47even though where she stood

00:45:48was far safer

00:45:49than where I was.

00:45:50She was always like this,

00:45:52certain I would soften,

00:45:53certain a trick would work.

00:45:54She never suffered

00:45:55any real loss,

00:45:56yet somehow still walked away

00:45:57with a glowing reputation.

00:45:58But this time,

00:45:59I agreed,

00:46:00whatever Chloe wants.

00:46:01My answer was so unexpected

00:46:03that the smile

00:46:04froze on her face.

00:46:05She was not the only one shocked.

00:46:07Adam jerked his head up

00:46:08and stared at me,

00:46:09surprise flashing through

00:46:10those cold,

00:46:11reptilian-slit pupils.

00:46:14No.

00:46:15Father said sharply,

00:46:17Chloe is the delicate one.

00:46:19She's the one who needs

00:46:20the better bodyguard.

00:46:21This younger brother

00:46:23can't even talk.

00:46:24He doesn't deserve

00:46:26to stay by her side.

00:46:28Understanding dawned on me,

00:46:30so father had known

00:46:31all along.

00:46:32Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:46:34Rather than truly letting

00:46:35my sister and me choose,

00:46:36this whole thing had only

00:46:37been a performance

00:46:37to make it look fair.

00:46:39I'm fine.

00:46:40My sister had just started

00:46:42to relax,

00:46:42ready to speak,

00:46:43when Adam suddenly

00:46:44opened his mouth.

00:46:45Sir,

00:46:46I can speak.

00:46:47I could not help

00:46:48glancing at him again.

00:46:49In my previous life,

00:46:51Adam had spoken

00:46:52only once before I died.

00:46:54And now he was talking already?

00:46:55Then I caught the

00:46:57understakable wariness

00:46:58in his eyes,

00:46:58and I knew for certain,

00:47:00Adam had been reborn too.

00:47:02Watching him fight

00:47:03so hard for this chance

00:47:05only made his final promise

00:47:06for my last life

00:47:07seemed even more ridiculous.

00:47:09But that was fine.

00:47:10I did not want him

00:47:11anymore either.

00:47:13Relying on the serpent shifter's

00:47:14natural agility

00:47:15and his constricting strength,

00:47:17Adam took down

00:47:18several retired

00:47:19special forces men.

00:47:22Standing beside father,

00:47:23even father,

00:47:25who had opposed the idea,

00:47:27began to waver.

00:47:28My sister lit up

00:47:29with delight.

00:47:30She had always preferred

00:47:31Adam's refined,

00:47:32handsome looks.

00:47:33If he had not been mute,

00:47:35she would have been

00:47:36her first choice

00:47:36from the very beginning.

00:47:41All right then.

00:47:42Adam will stay with Chloe

00:47:43from now on.

00:47:44As for Alex?

00:47:45He turned to the other brother.

00:47:50You'll go with Olivia.

00:47:55At father's order,

00:47:57a dark look settled

00:47:58over Alex's face.

00:47:59His icy snake tail

00:48:00lashed the floor

00:48:01in an irritation.

00:48:02Then,

00:48:03gritting his teeth,

00:48:04he bent down and melt.

00:48:06Sir, please forgive me,

00:48:08but I cannot obey.

00:48:09What do you mean by that?

00:48:10Father might favor my sister,

00:48:12but I was still his daughter.

00:48:14For Alex to refuse him

00:48:15in front of everyone,

00:48:17was an open show

00:48:18of disrespect.

00:48:19If you refuse

00:48:20to protect my daughter,

00:48:22then you can go straight

00:48:23to the disposal chamber.

00:48:24I had known

00:48:25in my previous life

00:48:26that the shifter bodyguard's

00:48:28father bought

00:48:28at enormous cost

00:48:29would be sent

00:48:30to the disposal chamber

00:48:31for Humana Eutherasia

00:48:33if they were not chosen.

00:48:34I could not bear

00:48:35to watch a living person

00:48:36die before my eyes,

00:48:38so I had kept Adam

00:48:39by my side.

00:48:40This time,

00:48:40it was Alex's turn.

00:48:42I still said nothing,

00:48:44but my sister panicked.

00:48:46She rushed forward

00:48:47and grabbed Alex's arm,

00:48:49trying to pull him up

00:48:49from the floor.

00:48:51Alex,

00:48:52if you don't go with Olivia,

00:48:54you'll die!

00:48:54But Alex only looked at her

00:48:56with naked devotion

00:48:57and shook his head firmly.

00:48:58If I cannot protect Chloe,

00:48:59then death means nothing to me.

00:49:01At that,

00:49:03a blush rose

00:49:03across my sister's face.

00:49:06I could not help laughing.

00:49:07Olivia,

00:49:08can you really just stand there

00:49:09and watch him die?

00:49:10Tears shimmered

00:49:11in my sister's eyes

00:49:12as she turned to face me.

00:49:14From the brother's angle,

00:49:15she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

00:49:17Dad,

00:49:17if Alex is this loyal to Chloe,

00:49:19then let both brothers

00:49:20stay with her.

00:49:21I spoke up

00:49:22at just the right moment.

00:49:24One more won't make a difference,

00:49:26and neither will two.

00:49:30That landed exactly

00:49:31where it needed to.

00:49:32From the moment

00:49:33the two serpent shifters

00:49:34had appeared,

00:49:35her eyes had never

00:49:36once left them.

00:49:37Father fell silent

00:49:38for a moment,

00:49:39thinking it over.

00:49:41Olivia,

00:49:42then what about you?

00:49:43It's okay, Dad.

00:49:45I'm the older sister.

00:49:46Of course I should

00:49:47give in to Chloe.

00:49:48Everyone turned

00:49:49to look at me.

00:49:50I only lowered my head

00:49:51and did my best

00:49:52to look considerate

00:49:53and understanding.

00:49:54Father smiled.

00:49:56Olivia's finally grown up,

00:49:57but how will your safety

00:49:59be protected?

00:49:59I lifted my head

00:50:00and saw the approval

00:50:01written plainly

00:50:02across Father's face.

00:50:04I also caught

00:50:05the note of scrutiny

00:50:06in Adam's eyes,

00:50:07but I had no interest

00:50:08in guessing

00:50:09what he was thinking

00:50:10and even less

00:50:11in caring.

00:50:13Send me to work

00:50:14at my brother's company,

00:50:15Dad.

00:50:17I'll take care of myself.

00:50:18In my previous life,

00:50:20I had poured everything

00:50:20into holding on to Adam.

00:50:22In the process,

00:50:23I forgot to secure

00:50:24my footing

00:50:25within this family.

00:50:26There were three children

00:50:28in the house,

00:50:28and I was the middle one.

00:50:31I was not like

00:50:32my older brother,

00:50:34burdened with

00:50:35father's expectations,

00:50:36and I was not like

00:50:37my younger sister,

00:50:39doled on as the baby

00:50:40of the family.

00:50:41When I was seven,

00:50:43I was sent away

00:50:44to a remote country villa

00:50:45and left to fend

00:50:46for myself.

00:50:49I had only been brought

00:50:50back two years ago.

00:50:51My brother was ruthless

00:50:53in business.

00:50:54Every time he returned

00:50:55from a trip,

00:50:56he brought Chloe

00:50:57designer handbags

00:50:58and limited edition jewelry.

00:51:00Even the lifestyle

00:51:01assistant at her side

00:51:02lived better than I did.

00:51:04In my previous life,

00:51:05I had to save up

00:51:06from my meager allowance

00:51:07just to pay Adam's

00:51:08medical bills.

00:51:11So if I wanted

00:51:12to improve my standing,

00:51:13I had to prove my value.

00:51:18My brother had never

00:51:19cared much for the

00:51:20unwanted sister

00:51:21of the family.

00:51:24He did not meet

00:51:25with me personally.

00:51:26He merely had the

00:51:27HR director assign me

00:51:29to the logistics department,

00:51:30then ignored me

00:51:31after that.

00:51:32I said nothing

00:51:33and quietly focused

00:51:35on my work.

00:51:36I had not forgotten

00:51:36the business knowledge

00:51:37I learned in my

00:51:38previous life.

00:51:39If anything,

00:51:40I had become even better.

00:51:42When the company

00:51:44became locked in a

00:51:44fierce acquisition

00:51:45battle with a rival,

00:51:47I used sharp data analysis

00:51:49and negotiation tactics

00:51:51to secure the key project

00:51:53in one move.

00:51:54Only then did my brother

00:51:56formally meet with me.

00:51:57As a reward,

00:51:58he transferred me

00:51:59into the core business division.

00:52:00The company needed

00:52:02capable people

00:52:03and on top of that,

00:52:04I was family.

00:52:05That made me someone

00:52:06he could trust.

00:52:07Because of that,

00:52:08I also came to know

00:52:10many of the group's

00:52:10inner secrets.

00:52:11After I secured

00:52:12another major order,

00:52:14my brother openly praised

00:52:15my contribution

00:52:16at the board meeting.

00:52:17Almost overnight,

00:52:18my name spread

00:52:19through our social cluster.

00:52:20I even outshined

00:52:21my sister,

00:52:22who had worked so hard

00:52:23to build her image

00:52:24as a perfect socialist.

00:52:26The day I returned

00:52:27to the estate villa,

00:52:30she stormed

00:52:31into my room.

00:52:32Behind her stood

00:52:32the twin serpent shifter

00:52:34bodyguards,

00:52:35flanking her on either side

00:52:36in a protective stance.

00:52:38At a single look from her,

00:52:40Adam's snake body

00:52:40snapped toward me

00:52:41like a whip.

00:52:42I never saw it coming.

00:52:43The blow hit me hard

00:52:45and sent me crashing

00:52:46to the floor.

00:52:46My sister curled

00:52:47her red lips

00:52:48into a cruel smile.

00:52:49Olivia,

00:52:50let me teach you

00:52:51how a real heiress

00:52:52is supposed to act.

00:53:08My father bought

00:53:09a pair of twin serpent

00:53:11shifters from a pile

00:53:12of corpses

00:53:12in the underground

00:53:13black market.

00:53:14My younger sister

00:53:15chose the older brother

00:53:16at once,

00:53:17the one who had fallen

00:53:18for her at first sight.

00:53:20That left only

00:53:20the younger one,

00:53:21the mute brother.

00:53:22I knew any shifter

00:53:23who was not chosen

00:53:24would be sent off

00:53:25for humane euthanasia,

00:53:26so I took pity on him

00:53:28and kept him.

00:53:29He could not speak,

00:53:31so I took him

00:53:31from doctor to doctor,

00:53:33trying to cure his muses.

00:53:36I practiced sign language

00:53:38for two hours every day

00:53:39just so I could

00:53:40communicate with him.

00:53:41He was frail,

00:53:43and because he was

00:53:44a serpent shifter,

00:53:45the other bodyguards

00:53:47often picked on him,

00:53:48so I secretly trained

00:53:49in combat myself,

00:53:51strengthening my body,

00:53:52so I could pay them back

00:53:54one by one

00:53:54on his behalf.

00:53:55I thought my sincerity

00:53:56would earn his loyalty

00:53:57until the day

00:53:58the estate villa

00:53:59caught fire.

00:54:00With both my sister

00:54:01and me pinned

00:54:02beneath fallen beams,

00:54:04he looked at us

00:54:04and chose her

00:54:05without hesitation.

00:54:07I'm sorry.

00:54:08I have to save Chloe first.

00:54:10So he could speak after all.

00:54:12As the flame

00:54:13slowly swallowed me whole,

00:54:15he signed something

00:54:16only I could understand.

00:54:19I owe you more

00:54:20than I can repay

00:54:21in this life,

00:54:21and the next

00:54:22I will pay you back

00:54:23with my life.

00:54:28When I opened

00:54:29my eyes again,

00:54:30I was back to the day

00:54:31we were choosing

00:54:32our shifter bodyguards.

00:54:34I stood there

00:54:35in a daze

00:54:35until I felt

00:54:36blood welling

00:54:37in my palm

00:54:37from how hard

00:54:38I was clenching

00:54:39my hand.

00:54:41Only then

00:54:41did I realize

00:54:42this was not a dream.

00:54:45My sister shot me

00:54:46a glance,

00:54:47then tugged

00:54:48on father's sleeve

00:54:49with a sugary smile.

00:54:50Dad,

00:54:51if Olivia isn't choosing,

00:54:53then let me go first.

00:54:57As she spoke,

00:54:59father watched her

00:54:59indulgently

00:55:00while she flitted

00:55:01between the two

00:55:01tall serpent shifters

00:55:03like a cheerful

00:55:04little bird.

00:55:05Though they kept

00:55:05the upper bodies

00:55:06of men,

00:55:07their long serpentine

00:55:08tails slid restlessly

00:55:10across the floor,

00:55:11and their cold-slit pupils

00:55:12shone with caution.

00:55:14I think I'll take Adam.

00:55:16Olivia is always

00:55:16by herself,

00:55:17so she really needs

00:55:18a strong serpent shifter

00:55:19to protect her.

00:55:20She sounded thoughtful

00:55:21and caring,

00:55:21but her eyes

00:55:22never left

00:55:22the older brother,

00:55:23Alex,

00:55:24not for even a second.

00:55:25I kept my expression calm,

00:55:26but the scene

00:55:27from my previous life

00:55:28came rushing back.

00:55:29She had done

00:55:29the same thing then.

00:55:30The one she truly wanted

00:55:31had always been Alex,

00:55:33yet she put on

00:55:33a show of concern

00:55:34and offered

00:55:35to leave him to me.

00:55:36What I had not understood

00:55:37then was that her retreat

00:55:38had only ever been a tactic.

00:55:40Looking at her performance,

00:55:41I had genuinely believed

00:55:42she meant it,

00:55:42so I refused

00:55:43no matter what.

00:55:44I could not bear

00:55:44to let her compromise,

00:55:45and I did not want Adam,

00:55:47the younger brother,

00:55:48to be put to death either

00:55:49until the day of the fire.

00:55:54Even then,

00:55:55she was still saying,

00:55:57Save my sister first!

00:55:59while reaching for Adam

00:56:01at the first chance she got,

00:56:02even though her own bodyguard,

00:56:04Alex,

00:56:05was right beside her,

00:56:06even though where she stood

00:56:07was far safer

00:56:08than where I was.

00:56:09She was always like this,

00:56:10certain I would soften,

00:56:11certain a trick would work.

00:56:12She never suffered

00:56:13any real loss,

00:56:14yet somehow still walked away

00:56:16with a glowing reputation.

00:56:17But this time,

00:56:18I agreed,

00:56:19whatever Chloe wants.

00:56:20My answer was so unexpected

00:56:21that the smile

00:56:22froze on her face.

00:56:23She was not the only one shocked.

00:56:25Adam jerked his head up

00:56:26and stared at me,

00:56:27surprise flashing through

00:56:29those cold,

00:56:29reptilian-slit pupils.

00:56:33No.

00:56:33Father said sharply,

00:56:35Chloe is the delicate one.

00:56:37She's the one who needs

00:56:38the better bodyguard.

00:56:40This younger brother

00:56:41can't even talk.

00:56:43He doesn't deserve

00:56:44to stay by her side.

00:56:46Understanding dawned on me,

00:56:48so Father had known all along.

00:56:50Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:56:52Rather than truly letting

00:56:53my sister and me choose,

00:56:54this whole thing

00:56:55had only been a performance

00:56:56to make it look fair.

00:56:58I'm fine.

00:56:59My sister had just started

00:57:00to relax,

00:57:01ready to speak,

00:57:02when Adam suddenly opened his mouth.

00:57:03Sir,

00:57:04I can speak.

00:57:06I could not help

00:57:06glancing at him again.

00:57:08In my previous life,

00:57:10Adam had spoken

00:57:10only once before I died.

00:57:12And now he was talking already?

00:57:14Then I caught

00:57:15the understakable wariness

00:57:16in his eyes,

00:57:17and I knew for certain

00:57:18Adam had been reborn too.

00:57:21Watching him fight

00:57:22so hard for this chance

00:57:23only made his final promise

00:57:25for my last life

00:57:25seemed even more ridiculous.

00:57:27But that was fine.

00:57:29I did not want him

00:57:30anymore either.

00:57:31Relying on the serpent shifter's

00:57:33natural agility

00:57:34and his constricting strength,

00:57:36Adam took down

00:57:36several retired

00:57:37Special Forces men,

00:57:40standing beside father.

00:57:42Even father,

00:57:43who had opposed the idea,

00:57:45began to waver.

00:57:46My sister lit up

00:57:47with delight.

00:57:49She had always preferred

00:57:50Adam's refined,

00:57:51handsome looks.

00:57:52If he had not been mute,

00:57:54she would have been

00:57:54her first choice

00:57:55from the very beginning.

00:57:59All right, then.

00:58:00Adam will stay with Chloe

00:58:01from now on.

00:58:03As for Alex...

00:58:04He turned to the other brother.

00:58:08You'll go with Olivia.

00:58:14At father's order,

00:58:15a dark look settled

00:58:16over Alex's face.

00:58:18His icy snake tail

00:58:19lashed the floor

00:58:20in irritation.

00:58:21Then,

00:58:22gritting his teeth,

00:58:23he bent down and melt.

00:58:25Sir, please forgive me,

00:58:26but I cannot obey.

00:58:27What do you mean by that?

00:58:29Father might favor my sister,

00:58:31but I was still his daughter.

00:58:32For Alex to refuse him

00:58:34in front of everyone

00:58:35was an open show

00:58:36of disrespect.

00:58:38If you refuse

00:58:39to protect my daughter,

00:58:40then you can go straight

00:58:42to the disposal chamber.

00:58:43I had known

00:58:43in my previous life

00:58:45that the shifter bodyguards

00:58:46father bought

00:58:47at enormous cost

00:58:48would be sent

00:58:49to the disposal chamber

00:58:50for Humana Eutherasia

00:58:52if they were not chosen.

00:58:53I could not bear

00:58:54to watch a living person

00:58:55die before my eyes,

00:58:56so I had kept Adam

00:58:57by my side.

00:58:58This time,

00:58:59it was Alex's turn.

00:59:00I still said nothing,

00:59:02but my sister panicked.

00:59:04She rushed forward

00:59:05and grabbed Alex's arm,

00:59:07trying to pull him up

00:59:08from the floor.

00:59:09Alex!

00:59:10If you don't go with Olivia,

00:59:12you'll die!

00:59:13But Alex only looked at her

00:59:14with naked devotion

00:59:15and shook his head firmly.

00:59:17If I cannot protect Chloe,

00:59:18then death means nothing to me.

00:59:20At that,

00:59:21a blush rose

00:59:22across my sister's face.

00:59:24I could not help laughing.

00:59:26Olivia,

00:59:27can you really just stand there

00:59:28and watch him die?

00:59:29Tears shimmered

00:59:29in my sister's eyes

00:59:30as she turned to face me.

00:59:32From the brother's angle,

00:59:33she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

00:59:35Dad,

00:59:35if Alex is this loyal to Chloe,

00:59:37then let both brothers

00:59:38stay with her.

00:59:39I spoke up

00:59:40at just the right moment.

00:59:43One more won't make a difference.

00:59:45And neither will two.

00:59:48That landed exactly

00:59:49where it needed to.

00:59:50From the moment

00:59:51the two serpent shifters

00:59:52had appeared,

00:59:53her eyes had never once

00:59:54left them.

00:59:55Father fell silent

00:59:56for a moment,

00:59:57thinking it over.

01:00:00Olivia,

01:00:01then what about you?

01:00:02It's okay, Dad.

01:00:03I'm the older sister.

01:00:05Of course I should

01:00:06give in to Chloe.

01:00:07Everyone turned

01:00:08to look at me.

01:00:09I only lowered my head

01:00:10and did my best

01:00:11to look considerate

01:00:12and understanding.

01:00:13Father smiled.

01:00:16I lifted my head

01:00:19and saw the approval

01:00:20written plainly

01:00:21across Father's face.

01:00:22I also caught

01:00:23the note of scrutiny

01:00:24in Adam's eyes,

01:00:25but I had no interest

01:00:27in guessing

01:00:27what he was thinking

01:00:28and even less

01:00:29in caring.

01:00:32Send me to work

01:00:33at my brother's company,

01:00:34Dad.

01:00:35I'll take care of myself.

01:00:37In my previous life,

01:00:38I had poured everything

01:00:39into holding on to Adam.

01:00:41In the process,

01:00:42I forgot to secure

01:00:43my footing

01:00:43within this family.

01:00:45There were three children

01:00:46in the house

01:00:47and I was the middle one.

01:00:50I was not like

01:00:51my older brother,

01:00:52burdened with

01:00:53father's expectations,

01:00:55and I was not like

01:00:56my younger sister,

01:00:58doled on as the baby

01:00:59of the family.

01:01:00When I was seven,

01:01:01I was sent away

01:01:02to a remote country villa

01:01:04and left to fend

01:01:05for myself.

01:01:07I had only been

01:01:08brought back

01:01:09two years ago.

01:01:10My brother was

01:01:11ruthless in business.

01:01:12Every time he returned

01:01:13from a trip,

01:01:14he brought Chloe

01:01:15designer handbags

01:01:16and limited edition

01:01:17jewelry.

01:01:18Even the lifestyle

01:01:19assistant at her side

01:01:21lived better than I did.

01:01:22In my previous life,

01:01:24I had to save up

01:01:25from my meager allowance

01:01:26just to pay

01:01:27Adam's medical bills.

01:01:29So if I wanted

01:01:30to improve my standing,

01:01:32I had to prove

01:01:33my value.

01:01:36My brother had

01:01:37never cared much

01:01:38for the unwanted

01:01:39sister of the family.

01:01:42He did not meet

01:01:43with me personally.

01:01:45He merely had

01:01:46the HR director

01:01:47assign me to

01:01:47the logistics department,

01:01:49then ignored me

01:01:50after that.

01:01:51I said nothing

01:01:52and quietly focused

01:01:53on my work.

01:01:54I had not forgotten

01:01:55the business knowledge

01:01:56I learned in my

01:01:57previous life.

01:01:58If anything,

01:01:59I had become

01:02:00even better.

01:02:01When the company

01:02:02became locked

01:02:03in a fierce

01:02:03acquisition battle

01:02:04with a rival,

01:02:06I used sharp

01:02:07data analysis

01:02:08and negotiation

01:02:09tactics to secure

01:02:10the key project

01:02:11in one move.

01:02:13Only then

01:02:14did my brother

01:02:14formally meet with me.

01:02:16As a reward,

01:02:17he transferred me

01:02:17into the core

01:02:18business division.

01:02:19The company

01:02:20needed capable people

01:02:21and on top of that

01:02:23I was family.

01:02:23That made me

01:02:24someone he could trust.

01:02:26Because of that,

01:02:27I also came to know

01:02:28many of the group's

01:02:29inner secrets.

01:02:30After I secured

01:02:31another major order,

01:02:32my brother openly

01:02:33praised my contribution

01:02:34at the board meeting.

01:02:36Almost overnight,

01:02:37my name spread

01:02:38through our social cluster.

01:02:39I even outshined

01:02:40my sister,

01:02:41who had worked so hard

01:02:42to build her image

01:02:43as a perfect socialist.

01:02:44The day I returned

01:02:45to the estate villa,

01:02:48she stormed

01:02:49into my room.

01:02:50Behind her stood

01:02:51the twin serpent

01:02:52shifter bodyguards,

01:02:53flanking her on either

01:02:54side in a protective

01:02:56stance.

01:02:57At a single look from her,

01:02:58Adam's snake body

01:02:59snapped toward me

01:03:00like a whip.

01:03:00I never saw it coming.

01:03:02The blow hit me hard

01:03:03and sent me crashing

01:03:04to the floor.

01:03:05My sister curled

01:03:06her red lips

01:03:06into a cruel smile.

01:03:08Olivia,

01:03:09let me teach you

01:03:10how a real heiress

01:03:10is supposed to act.

01:03:27My father bought a pair

01:03:28of twin serpent shifters

01:03:30from a pile of corpses

01:03:31in the underground black market.

01:03:33My younger sister

01:03:34chose the older brother

01:03:35at once,

01:03:36the one who had fallen

01:03:37for her at first sight.

01:03:38That left only the younger one,

01:03:40the mute brother.

01:03:40I knew any shifter

01:03:42who was not chosen

01:03:43would be sent off

01:03:44for humane euthanasia,

01:03:45so I took pity on him

01:03:46and kept him.

01:03:48He could not speak,

01:03:49so I took him

01:03:50from doctor to doctor,

01:03:52trying to cure his musis.

01:03:54I practiced sign language

01:03:56for two hours every day

01:03:58just so I could

01:03:58communicate with him.

01:04:00He was frail,

01:04:01and because he was

01:04:03a serpent shifter,

01:04:04the other bodyguards

01:04:05often picked on him,

01:04:06so I secretly trained

01:04:08in combat myself,

01:04:09strengthening my body,

01:04:11so I could pay them back

01:04:12one by one on his behalf.

01:04:14I thought my sincerity

01:04:15would earn his loyalty,

01:04:16until the day

01:04:17the estate villa caught fire.

01:04:19With both my sister and me

01:04:20pinned beneath fallen beams,

01:04:22he looked at us

01:04:23and chose her

01:04:24without hesitation.

01:04:26I'm sorry.

01:04:27I have to save Chloe first.

01:04:29So he could speak after all.

01:04:31As the flame

01:04:31slowly swallowed me whole,

01:04:33he signed something

01:04:35only I could understand.

01:04:38I owe you more

01:04:39than I can repay

01:04:39in this life,

01:04:40and the next

01:04:41I will pay you back

01:04:42with my life.

01:04:46When I opened my eyes again,

01:04:48I was back to the day

01:04:50we were choosing

01:04:50our shifter bodyguards.

01:04:52I stood there in a daze

01:04:54until I felt blood

01:04:55welling in my palm

01:04:56from how hard

01:04:57I was clenching my hand.

01:04:59Only then did I realize

01:05:00this was not a dream.

01:05:03My sister shot me a glance,

01:05:06then tugged on father's sleeve

01:05:07with a sugary smile.

01:05:09Dad,

01:05:10if Olivia isn't choosing,

01:05:12then let me go first.

01:05:16As she spoke,

01:05:17father watched her indulgently

01:05:18while she flitted

01:05:19between the two tall

01:05:20serpent shifters

01:05:21like a cheerful little bird.

01:05:23Though they kept

01:05:24the upper bodies of men,

01:05:25their long serpentine tails

01:05:27slid restlessly

01:05:28across the floor,

01:05:29and their cold slit pupils

01:05:31shone with caution.

01:05:32I think I'll take Adam.

01:05:34Olivia is always by herself,

01:05:35so she really needs

01:05:36a strong serpent shifter

01:05:37to protect her.

01:05:38She sounded thoughtful

01:05:39and caring,

01:05:40but her eyes never left

01:05:41the older brother, Alex,

01:05:42not for even a second.

01:05:43I kept my expression calm,

01:05:45but the scene from my previous life

01:05:46came rushing back.

01:05:47She had done the same thing then.

01:05:49The one she truly wanted

01:05:50had always been Alex,

01:05:51yet she put on a show of concern

01:05:52and offered to leave him to me.

01:05:54What I had not understood then

01:05:56was that her retreat

01:05:56had only ever been a tactic.

01:05:58Looking at her performance,

01:05:59I had genuinely believed

01:06:00she meant it,

01:06:01so I refused no matter what.

01:06:02I could not bear

01:06:03to let her compromise,

01:06:04and I did not want Adam,

01:06:05the younger brother,

01:06:06to be put to death either.

01:06:07Until the day of the fire.

01:06:13Even then,

01:06:14she was still saying,

01:06:15Save my sister first!

01:06:18While reaching for Adam

01:06:19at the first chance she got.

01:06:21Even though her own bodyguard,

01:06:23Alex,

01:06:23was right beside her.

01:06:24Even though where she stood

01:06:25was far safer

01:06:26than where I was.

01:06:27She was always like this.

01:06:28Certain I would soften.

01:06:30Certain the trick would work.

01:06:31She never suffered any real loss,

01:06:33yet somehow still walked away

01:06:34with a glowing reputation.

01:06:36But this time,

01:06:36I agreed.

01:06:37Whatever Chloe wants.

01:06:38My answer was so unexpected

01:06:40that the smile froze on her face.

01:06:42She was not the only one shocked.

01:06:44Adam jerked his head up

01:06:45and stared at me,

01:06:46surprise flashing through

01:06:47those cold,

01:06:48reptilian-slit pupils.

01:06:51No.

01:06:52Father said sharply,

01:06:54Chloe is the delicate one.

01:06:56She's the one who needs

01:06:57the better bodyguard.

01:06:58This younger brother

01:07:00can't even talk.

01:07:01He doesn't deserve

01:07:03to stay by her side.

01:07:05Understanding dawned on me.

01:07:07So father had known all along.

01:07:09Yet he still brought Adam here.

01:07:11Rather than truly letting

01:07:12my sister and me choose,

01:07:13this whole thing had only been

01:07:14a performance

01:07:14to make it look fair.

01:07:16I'm fine.

01:07:17My sister had just started

01:07:19to relax,

01:07:19ready to speak,

01:07:20when Adam suddenly opened his mouth.

01:07:22Sir,

01:07:23I can speak.

01:07:24I could not help

01:07:25glancing at him again.

01:07:26In my previous life,

01:07:28Adam had spoken

01:07:29only once before I died.

01:07:31And now he was talking already?

01:07:33Then I caught

01:07:33the understakeable wariness

01:07:35in his eyes,

01:07:35and I knew for certain

01:07:37Adam had been reborn too.

01:07:40Watching him fight so hard

01:07:41for this chance

01:07:42only made his final promise

01:07:43for my last life

01:07:44seemed even more ridiculous.

01:07:46But that was fine.

01:07:47I did not want him

01:07:48anymore either.

01:07:50Relying on the serpent shifters,

01:07:51natural agility

01:07:52and his constricting strength,

01:07:54Adam took down

01:07:55several retired

01:07:56special forces men,

01:07:59standing beside father.

01:08:01Even father,

01:08:02who had opposed the idea,

01:08:04began to waver.

01:08:05My sister lit up

01:08:06with delight.

01:08:07She had always preferred

01:08:08Adam's refined,

01:08:09handsome looks.

01:08:11If he had not been mute,

01:08:12she would have been

01:08:13her first choice

01:08:13from the very beginning.

01:08:18All right then.

01:08:19Adam will stay with Chloe

01:08:20from now on.

01:08:21As for Alex...

01:08:22He turned to the other brother.

01:08:27You'll go with Olivia.

01:08:32At father's order,

01:08:34a dark look settled

01:08:35over Alex's face.

01:08:36His icy snake tail

01:08:37lashed the floor

01:08:38in an irritation.

01:08:39Then,

01:08:40gritting his teeth,

01:08:41he bent down and melt.

01:08:43Sir, please forgive me,

01:08:45but I cannot obey.

01:08:46What do you mean by that?

01:08:47Father might favor my sister,

01:08:49but I was still his daughter.

01:08:51For Alex to refuse him

01:08:52in front of everyone

01:08:53was an open show

01:08:55of disrespect.

01:08:56If you refuse

01:08:57to protect my daughter,

01:08:59then you can go straight

01:09:00to the disposal chamber.

01:09:01I had known

01:09:02in my previous life

01:09:03that the shifter bodyguard's

01:09:05father bought

01:09:05at enormous cost

01:09:06would be sent

01:09:07to the disposal chamber

01:09:08for Humana Eutherasia

01:09:10if they were not chosen.

01:09:11I could not bear

01:09:12to watch a living person

01:09:13die before my eyes,

01:09:14so I had kept Adam

01:09:16by my side.

01:09:17This time,

01:09:17it was Alex's turn.

01:09:19I still said nothing,

01:09:20but my sister panicked.

01:09:23She rushed forward

01:09:24and grabbed Alex's arm,

01:09:26trying to pull him

01:09:26up from the floor.

01:09:28Alex,

01:09:29if you don't go

01:09:30with Olivia,

01:09:31you'll die!

01:09:31But Alex only looked

01:09:32at her with naked devotion

01:09:34and shook his head firmly.

01:09:35If I cannot protect Chloe,

01:09:36then death means

01:09:37nothing to me.

01:09:38At that,

01:09:39a blush rose

01:09:40across my sister's face.

01:09:43I could not help laughing.

01:09:44Olivia,

01:09:45can you really just stand there

01:09:46and watch him die?

01:09:47Tears shimmered

01:09:48in my sister's eyes

01:09:49as she turned to face me.

01:09:50From the brother's angle,

01:09:52she looked

01:09:52heartbreakingly fragile.

01:09:53Dad,

01:09:54if Alex is this loyal

01:09:55to Chloe,

01:09:56then let both brothers

01:09:57stay with her.

01:09:58I spoke up

01:09:59at just the right moment.

01:10:01One more won't make

01:10:02a difference,

01:10:03and neither will two.

01:10:07That landed exactly

01:10:08where it needed to.

01:10:09From the moment

01:10:10the two serpent shifters

01:10:11had appeared,

01:10:12her eyes had never

01:10:13once left them.

01:10:14Father fell silent

01:10:15for a moment,

01:10:16thinking it over.

01:10:18Olivia,

01:10:19then what about you?

01:10:20It's okay, Dad.

01:10:22I'm the older sister.

01:10:23Of course I should

01:10:24give in to Chloe.

01:10:25Everyone turned

01:10:26to look at me.

01:10:27I only lowered my head

01:10:28and did my best

01:10:29to look considerate

01:10:30and understanding.

01:10:31Father smiled.

01:10:33Olivia's finally grown up,

01:10:34but how will your safety

01:10:36be protected?

01:10:36I lifted my head

01:10:37and saw the approval

01:10:38written plainly

01:10:39across Father's face.

01:10:41I also caught the note

01:10:42of scrutiny

01:10:43in Adam's eyes,

01:10:44but I had no interest

01:10:45in guessing

01:10:46what he was thinking,

01:10:47and even less in caring.

01:10:50Send me to work

01:10:51at my brother's company, Dad.

01:10:54I'll take care of myself.

01:10:55In my previous life,

01:10:56I had poured everything

01:10:57into holding on to Adam.

01:10:59In the process,

01:11:00I forgot to secure

01:11:01my footing

01:11:02within this family.

01:11:03There were three children

01:11:05in the house,

01:11:05and I was the middle one.

01:11:08I was not like

01:11:09my older brother,

01:11:11burdened with

01:11:12father's expectations,

01:11:13and I was not like

01:11:14my younger sister,

01:11:16doled on as the baby

01:11:17of the family.

01:11:18When I was seven,

01:11:20I was sent away

01:11:21to a remote country villa

01:11:22and left to fend

01:11:23for myself.

01:11:26I had only been brought

01:11:27back two years ago.

01:11:28My brother was ruthless

01:11:30in business.

01:11:31Every time he returned

01:11:32from a trip,

01:11:33he brought Chloe designer

01:11:34handbags

01:11:35and limited edition jewelry.

01:11:37Even the lifestyle assistant

01:11:38at her side

01:11:39lived better than I did.

01:11:41In my previous life,

01:11:42I had to save up

01:11:43from my meager allowance

01:11:44just to pay

01:11:45Adam's medical bills.

01:11:48So if I wanted

01:11:49to improve my standing,

01:11:50I had to prove my value.

01:11:54My brother had never

01:11:56cared much

01:11:56for the unwanted

01:11:57sister of the family.

01:12:01He did not meet

01:12:02with me personally.

01:12:03He merely had

01:12:04the HR director

01:12:05assign me

01:12:06to the logistics department,

01:12:07then ignored me

01:12:08after that.

01:12:09I said nothing

01:12:10and quietly focused

01:12:12on my work.

01:12:12I had not forgotten

01:12:13the business knowledge

01:12:14I learned

01:12:15in my previous life.

01:12:16If anything,

01:12:17I had become

01:12:18even better.

01:12:19When the company

01:12:21became locked

01:12:21in a fierce acquisition

01:12:22battle with a rival,

01:12:24I used sharp

01:12:25data analysis

01:12:26and negotiation tactics

01:12:28to secure

01:12:29the key project

01:12:30in one move.

01:12:31Only then

01:12:32did my brother

01:12:33formally meet with me.

01:12:34As a reward,

01:12:35he transferred me

01:12:36into the core

01:12:37business division.

01:12:38The company

01:12:39needed capable people

01:12:40and on top of that,

01:12:41I was family.

01:12:42That made me

01:12:43someone he could trust.

01:12:44Because of that,

01:12:45I also came to know

01:12:47many of the group's

01:12:47inner secrets.

01:12:48After I secured

01:12:49another major order,

01:12:51my brother openly

01:12:52praised my contribution

01:12:53at the board meeting.

01:12:54Almost overnight,

01:12:55my name spread

01:12:56through our social cluster.

01:12:57I even outshined

01:12:58my sister,

01:12:59who had worked so hard

01:13:00to build her image

01:13:01as a perfect socialist.

01:13:03The day I returned

01:13:04to the estate villa,

01:13:07she stormed

01:13:08into my room.

01:13:08Behind her stood

01:13:09the twin serpent shifter

01:13:11bodyguards,

01:13:12flanking her

01:13:13on either side

01:13:13in a protective stance.

01:13:15At a single look

01:13:16from her,

01:13:17Adam's snake body

01:13:17snapped toward me

01:13:18like a whip.

01:13:19I never saw it coming.

01:13:20The blow hit me hard

01:13:22and sent me crashing

01:13:23to the floor.

01:13:23My sister curled

01:13:24her red lips

01:13:25into a cruel smile.

01:13:26Olivia,

01:13:27let me teach you

01:13:28how a real heiress

01:13:29is supposed to act.

01:13:45My father bought a pair

01:13:47of twin serpent shifters

01:13:48from a pile of corpses

01:13:49in the underground black market.

01:13:51My younger sister

01:13:52chose the older brother

01:13:53at once,

01:13:54the one who had fallen

01:13:55for her at first sight.

01:13:57That left only the younger one,

01:13:58the mute brother.

01:13:59I knew any shifter

01:14:00who was not chosen

01:14:01would be sent off

01:14:02for humane euthanasia,

01:14:04so I took pity on him

01:14:05and kept him.

01:14:06He could not speak,

01:14:08so I took him

01:14:08from doctor to doctor,

01:14:10trying to cure his mucis.

01:14:13I practiced sign language

01:14:15for two hours every day

01:14:16just so I could

01:14:17communicate with him.

01:14:18He was frail,

01:14:20and because he was

01:14:21a serpent shifter,

01:14:22the other bodyguards

01:14:24often picked on him,

01:14:25so I secretly trained

01:14:26in combat myself,

01:14:28strengthening my body,

01:14:29so I could pay them back

01:14:31one by one on his behalf.

01:14:32I thought my sincerity

01:14:33would earn his loyalty

01:14:34until the day

01:14:35the estate villa caught fire.

01:14:37With both my sister

01:14:38and me pinned

01:14:39beneath fallen beams,

01:14:41he looked at us

01:14:41and chose her

01:14:42without hesitation.

01:14:44I'm sorry.

01:14:45I have to save Chloe first.

01:14:47So he could speak after all,

01:14:49as the flame

01:14:50slowly swallowed me whole.

01:14:52He signed something

01:14:53only I could understand.

01:14:56I owe you more

01:14:57than I can repay

01:14:58in this life,

01:14:58and the next

01:14:59I will pay you back

01:15:00with my life.

01:15:05When I opened my eyes again,

01:15:07I was back to the day

01:15:08we were choosing

01:15:09our shifter bodyguards.

01:15:11I stood there in a daze

01:15:12until I felt blood

01:15:13welling in my palm

01:15:14from how hard

01:15:15I was clenching my hand.

01:15:17Only then did I realize

01:15:19this was not a dream.

01:15:22My sister shot me a glance,

01:15:24then tugged on father's sleeve

01:15:26with a sugary smile.

01:15:27Dad,

01:15:28if Olivia isn't choosing,

01:15:31then let me go first.

01:15:34As she spoke,

01:15:36father watched her indulgently

01:15:37while she flitted

01:15:38between the two

01:15:38tall serpent shifters

01:15:40like a cheerful little bird.

01:15:41Though they kept

01:15:42the upper bodies of men,

01:15:44their long serpentine tails

01:15:46slid restlessly

01:15:47across the floor,

01:15:48and their cold slit pupils

01:15:49shone with caution.

01:15:51I think I'll take Adam.

01:15:53Olivia is always by herself,

01:15:54so she really needs

01:15:55a strong serpent shifter

01:15:56to protect her.

01:15:57She sounded thoughtful

01:15:58and caring,

01:15:58but her eyes never left

01:15:59the older brother, Alex,

01:16:01not for even a second.

01:16:02I kept my expression calm,

01:16:03but the scene from my previous life

01:16:05came rushing back.

01:16:06She had done the same thing then.

01:16:07The one she truly wanted

01:16:08had always been Alex,

01:16:10yet she put on a show of concern

01:16:11and offered to leave him to me.

01:16:13What I had not understood then

01:16:14was that her retreat

01:16:15had only ever been a tactic.

01:16:16Looking at her performance,

01:16:18I had genuinely believed

01:16:19she meant it,

01:16:19so I refused no matter what.

01:16:21I could not bear

01:16:21to let her compromise,

01:16:22and I did not want Adam,

01:16:24the younger brother,

01:16:25to be put to death either.

01:16:26Until the day of the fire.

01:16:31Even then,

01:16:32she was still saying,

01:16:33Save my sister first!

01:16:36while reaching for Adam

01:16:38at the first chance she got.

01:16:39Even though her own bodyguard,

01:16:41Alex,

01:16:42was right beside her.

01:16:43Even though where she stood

01:16:44was far safer than where I was,

01:16:46she was always like this.

01:16:47Certain I would soften,

01:16:48certain the trick would work.

01:16:49She never suffered any real loss,

01:16:51yet somehow still walked away

01:16:53with a glowing reputation.

01:16:54But this time,

01:16:55I agreed.

01:16:56Whatever Chloe wants.

01:16:57My answer was so unexpected

01:16:58that the smile froze on her face.

01:17:00She was not the only one shocked.

01:17:02Adam jerked his head up

01:17:03and stared at me,

01:17:04surprise flashing through

01:17:06those cold reptilian-slit pupils.

01:17:10No.

01:17:10Father said sharply,

01:17:13Chloe is the delicate one.

01:17:14She's the one who needs

01:17:15the better bodyguard.

01:17:17This younger brother

01:17:18can't even talk.

01:17:20He doesn't deserve

01:17:21to stay by her side.

01:17:23Understanding dawned on me.

01:17:25So father had known all along.

01:17:27Yet he still brought Adam here.

01:17:29Rather than truly letting

01:17:30my sister and me choose,

01:17:31this whole thing had only been

01:17:32a performance to make it look fair.

01:17:35I'm fine.

01:17:36My sister had just started

01:17:37to relax, ready to speak,

01:17:39when Adam suddenly opened his mouth.

01:17:40Sir, I can speak.

01:17:43I could not help

01:17:43glancing at him again.

01:17:45In my previous life,

01:17:47Adam had spoken only once

01:17:48before I died.

01:17:49And now he was talking already?

01:17:51Then I caught the

01:17:52understakable wariness in his eyes,

01:17:54and I knew for certain

01:17:55Adam had been reborn too.

01:17:58Watching him fight so hard

01:17:59for this chance

01:18:00only made his final promise

01:18:02for my last life

01:18:02seemed even more ridiculous.

01:18:04But that was fine.

01:18:06I did not want him anymore either.

01:18:08Relying on the serpent shifter's

01:18:10natural agility

01:18:11and his constricting strength,

01:18:13Adam took down

01:18:13several retired special forces men,

01:18:17standing beside father.

01:18:19Even father,

01:18:20who had opposed the idea,

01:18:22began to waver.

01:18:23My sister lit up with delight.

01:18:25She had always preferred

01:18:27Adam's refined, handsome looks.

01:18:29If he had not been mute,

01:18:30she would have been her first choice

01:18:32from the very beginning.

01:18:36All right then.

01:18:37Adam will stay with Chloe

01:18:38from now on.

01:18:40As for Alex?

01:18:41He turned to the other brother.

01:18:45You'll go with Olivia.

01:18:51At father's order,

01:18:52a dark look settled over Alex's face.

01:18:55His icy snake tail

01:18:56lashed the floor in an irritation.

01:18:58Then,

01:18:59gritting his teeth,

01:19:00he bent down and melt.

01:19:02Sir, please forgive me,

01:19:03but I cannot obey.

01:19:04What do you mean by that?

01:19:06Father might favor my sister,

01:19:08but I was still his daughter.

01:19:09For Alex to refuse him

01:19:11in front of everyone

01:19:12was an open show of disrespect.

01:19:14If you refuse to protect my daughter,

01:19:17then you can go straight

01:19:18to the disposal chamber.

01:19:20I had known in my previous life

01:19:22that the shifter bodyguard's

01:19:23father bought at enormous cost

01:19:25would be sent to the disposal chamber

01:19:27for Humana Eutherasia

01:19:29if they were not chosen.

01:19:30I could not bear to watch

01:19:31a living person die before my eyes,

01:19:33so I had kept Adam by my side.

01:19:35This time it was Alex's turn.

01:19:37I still said nothing,

01:19:39but my sister panicked.

01:19:41She rushed forward

01:19:42and grabbed Alex's arm,

01:19:44trying to pull him up from the floor.

01:19:46Alex,

01:19:47if you don't go with Olivia,

01:19:49you'll die!

01:19:50But Alex only looked at her

01:19:51with naked devotion

01:19:52and shook his head firmly.

01:19:54If I cannot protect Chloe,

01:19:55then death means nothing to me.

01:19:57At that,

01:19:58a blush rose across my sister's face.

01:20:01I could not help laughing.

01:20:03Olivia,

01:20:04can you really just stand there

01:20:05and watch him die?

01:20:06Tears shimmered in my sister's eyes

01:20:07as she turned to face me.

01:20:08From the brother's angle,

01:20:10she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

01:20:12Dad,

01:20:12if Alex is this loyal to Chloe,

01:20:14then let both brothers stay with her.

01:20:16I spoke up at just the right moment.

01:20:20One more won't make a difference,

01:20:22and neither will two.

01:20:25That landed exactly where it needed to.

01:20:27From the moment

01:20:28the two serpent shifters had appeared,

01:20:30her eyes had never once left them.

01:20:32Father fell silent for a moment,

01:20:34thinking it over.

01:20:37Olivia,

01:20:38then what about you?

01:20:39It's okay, Dad.

01:20:40I'm the older sister.

01:20:42Of course I should give in to Chloe.

01:20:44Everyone turned to look at me.

01:20:46I only lowered my head

01:20:47and did my best

01:20:48to look considerate

01:20:49and understanding.

01:20:50Father smiled.

01:20:51Olivia's finally grown up,

01:20:52but how will your safety be protected?

01:20:55I lifted my head

01:20:56and saw the approval

01:20:57written plainly across Father's face.

01:20:59I also caught the note

01:21:01of scrutiny in Adam's eyes,

01:21:02but I had no interest

01:21:04in guessing what he was thinking

01:21:05and even less in caring.

01:21:09Send me to work

01:21:10at my brother's company, Dad.

01:21:12I'll take care of myself.

01:21:14In my previous life,

01:21:15I had poured everything

01:21:16into holding on to Adam.

01:21:18In the process,

01:21:19I forgot to secure my footing

01:21:20within this family.

01:21:22There were three children

01:21:23in the house,

01:21:24and I was the middle one.

01:21:27I was not like my older brother,

01:21:29burdened with father's expectations,

01:21:32and I was not like my younger sister,

01:21:35doled on as the baby of the family.

01:21:37When I was seven,

01:21:38I was sent away

01:21:39to a remote country villa

01:21:41and left to fend for myself.

01:21:44I had only been brought back

01:21:46two years ago.

01:21:47My brother was ruthless in business.

01:21:49Every time he returned from a trip,

01:21:51he brought Chloe designer handbags

01:21:53and limited edition jewelry.

01:21:55Even the lifestyle assistant

01:21:57at her side lived better than I did.

01:21:59In my previous life,

01:22:01I had to save up

01:22:02from my meager allowance

01:22:03just to pay Adam's medical bills.

01:22:06So if I wanted to improve my standing,

01:22:09I had to prove my value.

01:22:13My brother had never cared much

01:22:15for the unwanted sister of the family.

01:22:19He did not meet with me personally.

01:22:22He merely had the HR director

01:22:24assigned me to the logistics department,

01:22:26then ignored me after that.

01:22:28I said nothing

01:22:29and quietly focused on my work.

01:22:31I had not forgotten

01:22:32the business knowledge

01:22:33I learned in my previous life.

01:22:35If anything,

01:22:36I had become even better.

01:22:38When the company became locked

01:22:40in a fierce acquisition battle

01:22:41with a rival,

01:22:43I used sharp data analysis

01:22:45and negotiation tactics

01:22:46to secure the key project

01:22:48in one move.

01:22:50Only then

01:22:51did my brother

01:22:51formally meet with me.

01:22:53As a reward,

01:22:54he transferred me

01:22:54into the core business division.

01:22:56The company needed capable people

01:22:58and on top of that,

01:23:00I was family.

01:23:00That made me someone

01:23:01he could trust.

01:23:03Because of that,

01:23:04I also came to know

01:23:05many of the group's

01:23:06inner secrets.

01:23:07After I secured

01:23:08another major order,

01:23:09my brother openly praised

01:23:11my contribution

01:23:11at the board meeting.

01:23:13Almost overnight,

01:23:14my name spread

01:23:15through our social cluster.

01:23:16I even outshined my sister,

01:23:17who had worked so hard

01:23:19to build her image

01:23:20as a perfect socialist.

01:23:21The day I returned

01:23:22to the estate villa,

01:23:25she stormed into my room.

01:23:27Behind her stood

01:23:28the twin serpent shifter bodyguards,

01:23:30flanking her on either side

01:23:32in a protective stance.

01:23:34At a single look from her,

01:23:35Adam's snake body

01:23:36snapped toward me like a whip.

01:23:37I never saw it coming.

01:23:39The blow hit me hard

01:23:40and sent me crashing to the floor.

01:23:42My sister curled her red lips

01:23:43into a cruel smile.

01:23:45Olivia,

01:23:46let me teach you

01:23:47how a real heiress

01:23:47is supposed to act.

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